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2 THE LEGAL PROFESSION, SOLICITORS - Coggle Diagram
2 THE LEGAL PROFESSION
SOLICITORS
Specialists in ADVISING clients
PREPARE CASES for court
HIGH LEVEL CONTACT with client
BRIEF the 'BAR'
May appear as an ADVOCATE in court
BARRISTERS
Specialists in ADVOCACY
PRESENTS CASE in court
Client CANNOT directly ENGAGE
Drafts LEGAL DOCUMENTS - PLEADINGS
SOLICITORS
ADMISSION TO PROFESSION
APPRENTICESHIP + COURSES OF STUDY organised by THE LAW SOCIETY
UNIVERSITY DEGREE + ENTRANCE EXAM FE-1
PPC1 & PPC11
EXEMPTIONS ROI prior 1995
Challenged :<3: Queen's Un Belfast law students
BLOOMER AND ORS V INCORPORATED LAW SOCIETY OF IRELAND [1995]IR403
Laffoy J violated ARTICLE 6 of EC TREATY - discrimination on basis of nationality
Law Society removed exemptions under REG 15 [APPRENTICESHIP & EDUCATION] Regulations
ABRAHAMSON & ORS V LAW SOCIETY [1996] 1R403
800 undergrad law students
Restore position prior Bloomer
Exceptional Circumstances
REGULATION
1830 INCORPORATED LAW SOCIETY
1994 Renamed LAW SOCIETY OF IRELAND
The Law Society is the EDUCATIONAL, REPRESENTATIVE & REGULATORY BODY
Regulated by SOLICITORS (IRELAND ACT) 1898 (Incorporated Law Society of Ireland)
THE SOLICITOR ACTS 1954 - 2015
Powers, duties, obligations
Reform of legal professions
LEGAL SERVICES REGULATION ACT 2015
Amendments re regulation of solicitors
EDUCATION & TRAINING
WORK
DISCIPLINE OF PROFESSION