Chapter 9 Self-test questions

. The _____ ________ ____ _____ allows lawyers to practice in a variety of business structures.

. 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.

The Bar Council undertakes both a representative and regulatory role for barristers.

Barristers can be sued for negligence in relation to anything done by them in preparing a case for court or in court itself.

All barristers are self employed.

. 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.

. The impact of Part 3 of the Legal Services Act 2007 is to allow other authorised persons, for instance non-solicitors and barristers, to undertake 'reserved legal activity'.

True

False

. 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.

True

False

. 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.

The Legal Services Act 2007 prohibits solicitors from operating in partnerships.

Solicitors may not operate as sole practitioners.

The Solicitors Regulation Authority sets limits on the size of legal firms.

. The _____ ________ ________ ____ (_______ ________) deals with consumer complaints against both barristers and solicitors.