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Return to Introduction to the English Legal System 15e Student Resources
Chapter 9 Multiple Choice Questions
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What is the difference between a barrister and a solicitor?
Barristers are members of one of the Inns of Court; solicitors belong to the Law Society
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Only barristers can do advocacy in courts
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Only solicitors can give legal advice
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There is no difference
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What is the difference between lawyers' services and legal services?
Legal services are all those services relating to legal matters which are provided by lawyers
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Lawyers' services are those services which either must or which usually are provided by professionally qualified lawyers
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Lawyers' services have to be paid for; legal services are free
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There is no difference
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What are reserved legal activities?
Activities which, under the Legal Services Act 2007, may only be performed by lawyers or others authorized to do that work
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Legal activities which relate exclusively to the private affairs of companies and individuals
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Legal activities which relate to the protection of official secrets
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Legal activities that relate exclusively to specialist interest groups when they lobby Parliament and Government Ministers
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What are claims management services?
Claims management services are services provided by the Court Service to enable claims to be issued on line
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Claims management services are provided by companies who advertise their willingness to take on the cases of people who have suffered harm as the result of accident on a 'no win, no fee' basis
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Claims management services are services provided by judges to manage cases when they are brought to court
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Claims management services are services provided by insurance companies to sort out claims arising from accidents
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What is the Legal Services Board?
The body responsible for the delivery of legal aid services
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The body responsible for the regulation of legal service providers
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The body responsible for dealing with complaints about lawyers
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The body set up to advertise the availability of legal services
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What are ABS?
Advanced Braking Systems, designed to make cars safer
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Automatic Bar Services, legal advice delivered by the internet.
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Alternative business structures, authorized to deliver legal services under a scheme drawn up by the Legal Services Board
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Advocates for a Better Society, a new social lobby group
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What is the Office for Legal Complaints?
The body which deals with complaints against judges
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The body which deals with complaints against barristers
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The body which deals with complaints against solicitors
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The body which deals with all unresolved complaints against lawyers
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What is 'pro bono' work?
Work done by legal aid lawyers
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Work done by citizens' advice bureaux
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Work provided by qualified lawyers free at law centres or advice centres
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Advice provided by law students in University legal clinics
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Who are legal executives?
These are the people who manage solicitors' offices
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These are the people who manage barristers' chambers
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These are the people to take decisions about who can practice as a lawyers
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These are non-professionally qualified staff who do much of the legal work in solicitors' offices
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Who are circuit judges?
Circuit judges are those who determine civil cases in the county court, and criminal cases in the Crown Court
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High Court judges who sit in courts in different circuits around the country
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Magistrates dealing with family law matters.
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Those training to become High Court judges
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