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Choose the most appropriate word in each pair.
Barristers
solicitors
(1 p.)
are specialists in advocacy, presenting cases in court under instruction from
solicitor
advocate
(1 p.)
or another designated professional. A
barrister
solicitor
(1 p.)
has rights of audience in all courts on contentious matters.
A
barrister
solicitor
(1 p.)
is a lawyer who traditionally offers legal services outside of the courts. They have more direct contact with clients whom now they also frequently represent in courts not only lower but more and more often higher courts (High Court, Court of Appeal), i.e. they act for a client as an
advocate
attorney
(1 p.)
(pol. pełnomocnik).
Barristers
Solicitors
(1 p.)
may conduct litigation by making applications to the court, writing letters in litigation to the client's opponent. They may specialise in many areas of law but usually they choose one area of specialisation.
Barristers
solicitors
(1 p.)
can specialise in different areas of law including criminal law, common law including family, housing and personal injury law, chancery law and commercial law. Most
barristers
advocates
(1 p.)
work on a self-employed basis, from chambers. An increasing number of employed
barristers
solicitors
(1 p.)
work in private and public organisations.
In Scotland,
solicitors
advocates
(1 p.)
have a comparable role and have rights of audience in all Scottish courts.
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