In England, lawyers involved in court cases, fall into three categories: solicitors (junior lawyers), barristers (senior lawyers) and QC (with special privileges).
Solicitor (from the English solicitor, to solisit -. To submit an application, petition) is a category of lawyers in the UK, leading to the preparation of court materials Inns.
Barrister (English barrister of the bar -. A barrier in the courtroom) - a category of lawyers in the UK, who do business in court. Barrister - the highest title of lawyer, which is required to achieve the degree of Doctor of Laws. The term "Barrister" appeared in the XV century and meant "access to legal barrier", ie right to be heard by the court in the interests of his client.
Solicitors legal advisers working in various organizations and have the right to conduct legal proceedings in the lower courts (county courts and county-towns). Solicitors are the intermediaries between the client and a barrister. Solicitors are all trained to the point: allow the collection of evidence, interrogate witnesses and experts, make their written observations, obtained documents about previous convictions client needed medical help and others.
The existence of such categories of lawyers does not meet modern international practice and is mainly due to historical reasons, the conservatism of the British judicial system, and the unwillingness to lose the privileged position Inns and related material benefits.
QC - a special group among barristers. They are known by the name or "silk" due to the fact that they are wearing silk robes in court instead of wool.
QC receive for their labors a higher fee than the other Inns, and have the right to the championship with appearances. King's lawyers are appointed on the advice of the Lord Chancellor's Charter to (Letters-Patent) King.
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