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Chapter 9 Self-test Questions
The legal profession
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The Law Society regulates the conduct of solicitors
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False
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Which of the following statements is correct?
A solicitor may operate as a sole practitioner, as a member of a partnership covered by the Partnership Act 1890 or as a member of a limited liability partnership.
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The Legal Services Act 2007 prohibits solicitors from operating in partnerships.
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Solicitors may not operate as sole practitioners.
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The Solicitors Regulation Authority sets limits on the size of legal firms.
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Solicitors may not be sued in negligence where a failure to perform their work with reasonable care and skill has caused loss to someone to whom they owe a duty of care.
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Which of the following statements is correct?
A barrister can be instructed directly by any member of the public in all types of legal work.
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The Bar Council undertakes both a representative and regulatory role for barristers.
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Barristers can be sued for negligence in relation to anything done by them in preparing a case for court or in court itself.
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All barristers are self-employed.
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Barristers are subject to what is called the _____________
rule, which means that a barrister must accept any case referred by a solicitor provided that it is in their area of practice, they are available, and a reasonable fee is payable.
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There are four Inns of Court: _____________ Inn, _____________ Inn, _____________ Temple, and _____________Temple.
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One of the recommendations of the _____ ________ was the creation of a Legal Services Board as part of the establishment of a new regulatory framework for the legal profession.
Your response
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The_____________ Board regulates the Law Society and Bar Council
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An Alternative Business Structure (ABS) is a firm with more than 25 per cent non-lawyer managers offering legal services and non-legal services
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True
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Which of the following statements is correct?
All legal professionals are now known as barristers
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The legal profession in England and Wales no longer makes a distinction between solicitors and barristers
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The traditional roles of solicitor and barrister are becoming blurred
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All legal professionals are now known as solicitors
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Which of the following statements is correct?
Only solicitors and barristers can carry out legal work for payment
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Only Legal Executives can carry out conveyancing
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In addition to solicitors and barristers, Chartered Legal Executives, licensed conveyancers and paralegals may all carry out legal work for payment.
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Legal Executives can only carry out legal work pro bono
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______ represents legal executives, admits legal executives to the profession, and administers the examination process.
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