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 correct incorrect

Only barristers can do advocacy in courts correct incorrect

Only solicitors can give legal advice correct incorrect

There is no difference correct incorrect

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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 correct incorrect

Lawyers' services are those services which either must or which usually are provided by professionally qualified lawyers correct incorrect

Lawyers' services have to be paid for; legal services are free correct incorrect

There is no difference correct incorrect

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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 correct incorrect

Legal activities which relate exclusively to the private affairs of companies and individuals correct incorrect

Legal activities which relate to the protection of official secrets correct incorrect

Legal activities that relate exclusively to specialist interest groups when they lobby Parliament and Government Ministers correct incorrect

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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 correct incorrect

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 correct incorrect

Claims management services are services provided by judges to manage cases when they are brought to court correct incorrect

Claims management services are services provided by insurance companies to sort out claims arising from accidents correct incorrect

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. What is the Legal Services Board?

The body responsible for the delivery of legal aid services correct incorrect

The body responsible for the regulation of legal service providers correct incorrect

The body responsible for dealing with complaints about lawyers correct incorrect

The body set up to advertise the availability of legal services correct incorrect

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. What are ABS?

Advanced Braking Systems, designed to make cars safer correct incorrect

Automatic Bar Services, legal advice delivered by the internet. correct incorrect

Alternative business structures, authorized to deliver legal services under a scheme drawn up by the Legal Services Board correct incorrect

Advocates for a Better Society, a new social lobby group correct incorrect

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. What is the Office for Legal Complaints?

The body which deals with complaints against judges correct incorrect

The body which deals with complaints against barristers correct incorrect

The body which deals with complaints against solicitors correct incorrect

The body which deals with all complaints against lawyers correct incorrect

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. What is 'pro bono' work?

Work done by legal aid lawyers correct incorrect

Work done by citizens' advice bureau correct incorrect

Work provided by qualified lawyers free at law centres or advice centres correct incorrect

Advice provided by law students in University legal clinics correct incorrect

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. Who are legal executives?

These are the people who manage solicitors' offices correct incorrect

These are the people who manage barristers' chambers correct incorrect

These are the people to take decisions about who can practice as a lawyers correct incorrect

These are non-professionally qualified staff who do much of the legal work in solicitors' offices correct incorrect

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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 correct incorrect

High Court judges who sit in courts in different circuits around the country correct incorrect

Magistrates dealing with family law matters. correct incorrect

Those training to become High Court judges correct incorrect