What are Solicitors and
Barristers?
- Solicitors - are
concerned mainly with the paperwork involved in legal situations.
These include agreements, contracts, wills, conveyance papers,
etc.
- Barristers -
specialise in appearing before the court on behalf of a
client and usually act through a referring solicitor.
If you require a barrister to act for you, work through your
solicitor who will make an introduction and brief the barrister on
the situation and the details of the case. Solicitors generally
work from their own offices, while barristers spend most of their
time in the courts and work out of chambers. Chambers are offices
shared with other court specialists.
If you have a legal problem, the first person you should see is
your solicitor. While they are able to represent you in court for
basic legal matters, when it comes to complex litigation the
solicitor will arrange for a barrister
to act for you.
If you want to get in touch with a solicitor, it
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