Chapter 6 Key facts checklists

Chapter 6 Key facts checklists

Personnel of the English Legal System
  • The English legal system (ELS) is composed of a multitude of different professionals, both legal and lay.
  • Barristers and solicitors were traditionally two very distinct roles in the ELS. Nowadays, a fusion of roles has occurred meaning that the two professions are not as different as they formerly were.
  • Judges are not employees of the state; rather they hold office.
  • Lay personnel include juries and magistrates who are responsible for trying cases in the Crown Court and magistrates’ court respectively.
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