International Law

Too many solicitors are no good in court, say barristers
A furious row has erupted with barristers blaming solicitors for what they say are appalling standards of advocacy in criminal trials.

The case against barristers and solicitors merging
With legal-aid fees plummeting, the Crown Prosecution Service and defence solicitors are using more and more employed ?in-house? advocates instead of independent barristers. Judges are refusing to allocate serious cases to Queens Counsel...

Rechtsanwälte - Goldgräber am Golf
"... Ob Öl, Immobilien oder Tourismus - es gibt viel zu tun und zu verdienen in den Vereinigten Arabischen Emiraten. Das zieht immer mehr Rechtsanwälte in die boomende Region. Auch die Deutschen mischen mit...

Choice of QCs still biased, solicitors say
Solicitors have criticised the system of appointing the legal profession's top lawyers to the elite rank of Queen's Counsel as being biased in favour of barristers and court advocacy.

Training just got harder for would-be barristers (but easier for solicitors)
If it?s already tough getting into the Bar, it?s about to become a great deal tougher. All aspiring barristers will soon have to take a special aptitude test before they can sit the one-year vocational training course, a move that could weed out hundreds of applicants a year.

Conservatives warn against 'politically correct' prosecutions
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