Legal English 1

Definitions

Definitions

Selina Walter

Selina Walter

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permission to take a case to the next instance

leave to appeal

the Government's chief legal officer

Attorney General

judges who preside over cases in the House of Lords

Lords of Appeal in Ordinary (Law Lords)

judges who hear cases at the Court of Appeal

Lord Justices of Appeal

a lawyer who is entitled to practise law in all courts

barrister (counsel)

a barrister in his training stage

pupil

a barrister who is not a Queen's Counsel

junior

a qualified barrister whom a pupil works for during his pupillage

pupil master

a senior barrister

Queen's Counsel, a silk

a senior member of one of the Inns of Court

bencher

a short period of work placement at barristers' chambers

mini-pupillage

one of a number of people employed by a set of barristers' chambers whose task it is to undertake administrative duties

barrister's clerk

the final exams taken at the end of the Bar Vocational Course

Bar Finals

the four legal societies, one of which a barrister must be a member of before he can be called to the Bar

Inns of Court

the governing body of barristers

General Council of the Bar (Bar Council)

the office of a barrister

chamber

the posession of land or property as a tenant; such a rent agreement between a barrister and his chambers

tenancy

the private room of a judge in court

judges' chambers

the profession of barrister; barristers collectively

the Bar

the right to appear in court as a legal representative

rights of audience

the training stage of a barrister

pupillage

the adjective used to describe the work of a laywer who is speaking in court

advocacy

to be appointed a Queen's Counsel; to be called within the Bar

to take silk

to officialy award a person the title of barrister

to call to the Bar

to send a barrister the details of the case (usually sent by the solicitor)

to brief counsel

to work as an assistant to a more senior barrister; particulary during pupillage

to devil

without a fee; without payment

pro bono

a person who uses the services or advice of a professional person; a customer

client

an oral or written agreement between parties which is legally enforceable

contract

the area of law which deals with the transferal of property titles in particular when buying a house

conveyancing

the process of annuling a marriage

divorce

a lawyer employed by a company to deal with internal legal matters

an in-house lawyer

the governing body of solicitors

the Law Society

financial assistance provided by the state to those who cannot afford to fight their own case

legal aid

vocational course taken by potential solicitors after their law degree but before their training contract

Legal Practise Course (LPC)

when two companies join together to from a larger one

merger

one of the people who owns a business and shares the profits

partner

a claim for damages as a result of physical injuries suffered by the claimant

personal injury claim

set numbers of chargable hours a solicitor must reach per week/month

billing targets

one of the four 6-months periods of a solicitor's training stage

seat