Samenvatting Legal English

Legal English
Table of Contents

Table of Contents
Legal Professions & Branches of the Law.....................................................3
Legal Professions in UK.............................................................................3
Solicitor..................................................................................................3
Solicitor Advocate..................................................................................3
Barrister.................................................................................................3
King’s Council (KC) (“silk”).....................................................................4
Prosecutor..............................................................................................4
Judge......................................................................................................5
Magistrate..............................................................................................5
Notary....................................................................................................5
Paralegal / Legal executive....................................................................6
Legal Professions in Scotland....................................................................6
Advocate................................................................................................6
Senior Advocate.....................................................................................7
Solicitor advocate..................................................................................7
Procurator fiscal.....................................................................................7
Sherrif....................................................................................................8
JP............................................................................................................8
Legal professions in US.............................................................................9
Attorney (Attorney-at-law).....................................................................9
Prosecutor..............................................................................................9
Judge....................................................................................................10
Magistrate............................................................................................10
Notary..................................................................................................10
Paralegal..............................................................................................11
Branches of the Law...............................................................................11
Legal English: Court Systems.....................................................................12

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, Court System in the UK...........................................................................12
Court System in the US...........................................................................16
Legal English: Public International Law & Human Rights...........................18
Public International Law (PIL)..................................................................18
Case 1: Legal Consequences of the Separation of the Chagos
Archipelago from Mauritius in 1965.....................................................20
Case 2: Military and Paramilitary Activities in and against Nicaragua
(Nicaragua vs US)................................................................................21
Case 3: Corfu Channel (UK vs Albania)................................................22
Human Rights.........................................................................................22
Case 1: R (AAA and others) vs Secretary of State for the Home
Department.........................................................................................24
Case 2: Carpenter vs US......................................................................24
Legal English: Family Law..........................................................................25
Company law.............................................................................................27
Companies and their practices...............................................................27
Contract Law..............................................................................................29
Specific Contract Language....................................................................30
Employment law........................................................................................31
Tort law.......................................................................................................33
Purpose of and remedies in Tort Law......................................................34




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,LEGAL PROFESSIONS & BRANCHES OF THE LAW

LEGAL PROFESSIONS IN UK


SOLICITOR
 WHAT?

 Interacts with clients + preparatory role

 Qualifies via SQE (=Solicitor Qualifying Examination) + QWE (Qualifiying Work
Experience)




 TASKS?

 Advice, transactions, litigation prep, analyses issues




 RIGHT OF AUDIENCE?

 Lower Courts



SOLICITOR ADVOCATE
 WHAT?

 Solicitor with Higher Rights of Audience (criminal/civil)




 TASKS?

 Advocacy in Higher Courts




 RIGHT OF AUDIENCE?

 Higher courts per accreditation



BARRISTER
 WHAT?

 Specialist advocate; independent bar; pupillage then tenancy; instructed by
solicitors
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,  TASKS?

 Oral advocacy, written opinions




 RIGHT OF AUDIENCE?

 Full rights in higher courts




KING’S COUNCIL (KC) (“SILK”)
 WHAT?

 Senior barrister appointed following selection, highly specialized




 TASKS?

 Leading advocacy (complex/ high-profile trial & appellate work), opinions




 RIGHT OF AUDIENCE?

 Full: senior rank

 Those are the people who defend -> following don’t



PROSECUTOR
 WHAT?

 20% CPS (Cronc Prosecution Service)

 80% Self-employed barristers, solicitor advocates




 TASKS?

 Brings criminal vases for the state


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