SAN BEDA COLLEGE ALABANG SCHOOL OF LAW MUNTINLUPA CITY LEGAL PROFESSION
1. What are the two branche branches s of the legal profession profession in Englan England d and Wales as well as in Scotland and North Ireland? In Engla England nd and Wales, Wales, the legal !"# !"#ess$" ess$"n n $s d$%$de d$%$ded d $nt" t&" '!an( '!an(hes, hes, na)el* s"l$($t"!s and 'a!!$ste!s+ 2. Distingu Distinguish ish Solicito Solicitors rs and Barrist Barristers ers (! + S"l$( S"l$($t"!s $t"!s a!e a!e "-(e!s "-(e!s "# (".!t &h$le &h$le 'a!!$ste!s 'a!!$ste!s a!e a!e )e)'e!s )e)'e!s "# the Inns "# C".!ts /+ S.e S.e!%$s$" !%$s$"n n and ("nt!"l ("nt!"l "%e! att"!ne*s att"!ne*s and s"l$($t"!s s"l$($t"!s 'el"ng 'el"ng t" 0.d$($a!* 0.d$($a!* and leg$slat.!e "! a!l$a)ent+ 1.dges delegate t" 'a!!$ste!s the ("nt!"l "%e! ed.(at$"n, ad)$n$st!at$"n, and d$s($l$ne "# la&*e!s 2+ Ba!! Ba!!$ste!s $ste!s ha%e ha%e )"n""l* )"n""l* "# the !$ght "# the a.d$en( a.d$en(e e $n s.e!$"! (".!ts+ (".!ts+ The h$ghe! 0.d$($al "-(es and la& "-(es "# the (!"&n 3att*4gene!al and s"l$($t"!4gene!al5 s"l$($t"!4gene !al5 a!e 6lled #!") the !an7s "# 'a!!$ste!s 8+ Ba! Ba!!$s !$ste! te!s s ha% ha%e e n" )"n""l )"n""l* * "# ad%"(a( ad%"(a(*, *, S"l$($t" S"l$($t"!s !s ha%e the !$g !$ght ht "# a.d$en(e "n )ag$st!ate and (".nt!* (".!ts 9+ The &"!7 &"!7 "# 'a!!$ste!s 'a!!$ste!s a!e #"(.sed #"(.sed "n ad%"(a( ad%"(a(* * and ("ns.ltat$" ("ns.ltat$"ns, ns, the* a!e ("ns.lted as e:e!ts '* s"l$($t"!s+ ;+ A s"l$($t"! s"l$($t"! (an !a(t$(e !a(t$(e $n a!tne!sh$ a!tne!sh$ &h$le a 'a!!$ste! 'a!!$ste! sh".ld sh".ld &"!7 as an $nd$%$d.al <+ The (l$ent (l$ent (an "nl* a!"a(h a!"a(h,, ("ns.lt, ("ns.lt, "! $nst!.(t a 'a!!$ste! 'a!!$ste! th!".gh th!".gh a s"l$($t"!+ =+ S"l$( S"l$($t"!s $t"!s ).st 'e B!$t$sh B!$t$sh &h$le Ba!!$ste Ba!!$ste!s !s )a* 'e "# an* nat$"nal$t* nat$"nal$t*+
". What is the central represent representati#e ati#e organi$ organi$atio ation n of barr barrister isters s since 1%&' and what is t he function of such organi$ation? The Gene!al C".n($l "# the Ba! (")!$sed "# the Att"!ne*4Gene!al and S"l$($t"! S"l$($ t"!4Gene! 4Gene!al al #"! the t$)e 'e$ng, #"!)e! h"lde!s "# th"se "-(es, "-(es, 8= 'a!!$ste!s 3"# %a!*$ng sen$"!$t*5 ele(ted '* the &h"le '"d* "# the 'a! and n"t )"!e )" !e th than an ; )e )e)' )'e! e!s s (" ("" "te ted d '* th the e C" C".n .n($ ($l, l, ha has s 'e 'een en a (e (ent nt!a !all !e!e !e !esen sentat tat$%e $%e "! "!gan gan$>a $>at$" t$"n n "# 'a! 'a!!$s !$ste! te!s s s$n s$n(e (e =? =?8+ 8+ The C". C".n( n($l $l $s a ("ns.ltat$%e and del$'e!at$%e '"d*+ '"d*+ Its Ann.al State)ent ("nta$ns !.l$ng
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[email protected] @.ette tte '.t $t has n" d$s($ d$s ($l$n l$na!* a!* "& "&e!s e!s "# en# en#"!( "!(e)e e)ent nt n"! has $t ("n ("nt!" t!"ll "%e "%e!! the ed.(at$"n "! ad)$ss$"n "# 'a! st.dents '. What should should a person person wishing wishing to be be called to the the bar do? A e!s"n &$sh$ng t" 'e (alled t" the 'a! ).st 0"$n "ne "# the Inns "# C".!t . What are the the four four Inns Inns of )ourt )ourt? ? The #".! Inns "# C".!t a!e na)el*, L$n("lns Inn, the Inne! Te)le, Te)le, the M$ddle Te)le T e)le and G!a*s Inn
*. What are the the other other re+uire re+uire,ent ,ents? s? He ).st ass a test "# gene!al ed.(at$"n and ).st #.l6ll (e!ta$n ("nd$t$"ns "# 6tness 6tness and !ese(ta'$l$t !ese(ta'$l$t* *+ He ).st als" 7ee 7ee a (e!ta$n (e!ta$n n.)'e! n.)'e! "# te!)s te!)s 3gene!all* 3gene!all* t&el%e5 &h$(h $n%"l%es $n%"l%es n"th$ng n"th$ng )"!e than d$n$ng d$n$ng $n hall "n a n.)'e! "# da*s $n ea(h te!), 8 te!)s a *ea! and he ).st ass a @.al$#*$ng e:a) "# a la!gel* the"!et$(al nat.!e+ . What are are the two two ran-s ran-s di#id di#iding ing the the bar? The Ba! $s d$%$ded $nt" t&" !an7s .eens C".nsel &h" &ea! s$l7 g"&ns and a!e (alled (alled S$ S$l7s l7s "! L Lead eade!s e!s and all "th "the! e! 'a! 'a!!$s !$ste! te!s s &h" a!e (al (alled led 1.n$"!s+ %. Who reco,,end reco,,ends s the uee ueen/s n/s )ounsel )ounsel preli,inar preli,inar0 0 to ele# ele#ation ation to the udiciar0? +Cs a!e a"$nted "n the !e("))endat$"n "# the L"!d Chan(ell"! and the a"$nt)ent $n gene!al $s a ne(essa!* !el$)$na!* t" ele%at$"n t" the 0.d$($a!* &. Who underta-es underta-es certain worwor- such as settling pleadings? C".!t aea!an( aea!an(e e '* a +C+ $s n"t ("). (").ls"!* ls"!* and (e!ta$n &"!7 s.(h as settl$ng lead$ngs $s "nl* .nde!ta7en '* 1.n$"!s 1. What is the ,ain classi3cation of a practicing barrister? barrister? The )a$n (lass$6(at$"n "# !a(t$($ng 'a!!$ste! $s $nt" the Chan(e!* and C"))"n La& Ba!s+ An* 'a!!$ste! (an .nde!ta7e &"!7 $n an* d$%$s$"n+ 11. 4ow ,an0 circuits are there outside 5ondon and who are ,e,bers of a circuit? The!e a!e = ($!(.$ts ".ts$de L"nd"n ea(h "# &h$(h has $ts "&n 'a!+ 'a!+ Nea!l* all ("))"n la& 'a!!$ste!s a!e als" )e)'e!s "# a ($!(.$t+ A 'a!!$ste! 'el"ngs t" "ne ($!(.$t and a 'a!!$ste! &h" $s n"t a )e)'e! "# the ($!(.$t (ann"t h"ld a '!$e# ."n $t .nless he $s a$d a se($al #ee $n add$t$"n t" h$s n"!)al '!$e# #ee and .nless a )e)'e! "# the ($!(.$t $s '!$e#ed &$th h$)+ 12. What is the go#erning bod0 of the solicitor/s profession? profession? the La& S"($et* $s the g"%e!n$ng '"d* "# the s"l$($t"!s !"#ess$"n 1". Enu,erate Enu,erate the necessar0 necessar0 training training for a solicitor solicitor as laid down b0 6arlia,ent 6arlia,ent thru statute. The ne(essa!* t!a$n$ng #"! a s"l$($t"! has 'een la$d d"&n '* Pa!l$a)ent th!. stat.te+ The $ntend$ng s"l$($t"! $s !e@.$!ed t" se!%e a e!$"d 3n"!)all* 9 *ea!s '.t &as !ed.(ed t" 2 *ea!s #"! .n$%e!s$t* g!ad.ates5 .nde! a!t$(le "# (le!7sh$ "! a!ent$(esh$ &$th a s"l$($t"! engaged $n the !a(t$(e "# la&+ The $ntend$ng s"l$($t"! s"l$($t"! $s !e@.$!e !e@.$!ed d t" ass a !el$)$na! !el$)$na!* * e:a) $n gene!al gene!al 7n"&ledge, 7n"&ledge, an $nte!)ed$ate and a 6nal e:a) $n la&, and an e:a) $n '""77ee$ng and t!.st a((".nts+ Be#"!e he (an ente! $nt" a!t$(les, he ).st get the ("nsent "# and ).st sat$s#* the La& S"($et* "# h$s (ha!a(te!, s.$ta'$l$t*, and 6tness t" d" s"+
1'. In what organi$ation does 6arlia,ent place the ,anage,ent and control of e7a,inations for solicitor? The )anage)ent and ("nt!"l "# e:a)$nat$"ns #"! s"l$($t"! has 'een la(e '* Pa!l$a)ent t" the La& S"($et*+
1. What powers are granted to the 5aw Societ0? The La& S"($et* &h$(h $s e)"&e!ed t" )a7e !eg.lat$"ns g"%e!n$ng s*lla'.s, a"$nt)ent "# e:a)$ne! and 7$nd!ed )atte!s 1*. Who appro#es the regulations issued b0 the 5aw Societ0? What is the e8ect of the obection of an0 of the two? The !eg.lat$"ns ).st 'e a!"%ed '* the Maste! "# the R"lls, the L"!d Chan(ell"! and the L"!d Ch$e# 1.st$(e+ The "'0e(t$"n "# an* "# the t&" $s #atal+ 1. What is the re+uire,ent before the articled cler- can ta-e the 3nal e7a,? Be#"!e ta7$ng the 6nal e:a), the a!t$(led (le!7 ).st ha%e attended a (".!se "# legal ed.(at$"n at a la& s(h""l a!"%ed '* the La& S"($et*+ 1%. What is the duration of the re+uired course of legal education? The !e@.$!ed (".!se "# legal ed.(at$"n has a d.!at$"n "# "ne *ea!, e$the! a!t4 t$)e at the a!"%ed la& s(h""l "! #.ll t$)e at the la& S"($et*s S(h""l "# La&+ 1&. 9fter e+uali$ation: what is the re+uire,ent before a solicitor is allowed to practice? E%en $# a s"l$($t"! has @.al$6ed, he $s n"t all"&ed t" !a(t$(e .nless he ta7es ".t an ann.al !a(t$($ng (e!t$6(ate "! l$(ense+ 2. Which organi$ation is directed b0 6arlia,ent to ,a-e rules dealing with the ,one0 accounts -ept b0 solicitors?
Pa!l$a)ent has als" d$!e(ted the La& S"($et* t" )a7e !.les deal$ng &$th the )"ne* a((".nts t" 'e 7et '* s"l$($t"!s
21. What is the go#erning rule regarding ,onies in trust? B* these !.les &h$(h al* t" all s"l$($t"!s, all (l$ents )"n$es "! )"n$es $n t!.st &he!e the s"l$($t"! $s a s"le t!.stee, &h$(h a!e held '* a s"l$($t"!, ).st 'e 7et $n a 'an7 ent$!el* aa!t #!") the s"l$($t"!s "&n )"n$es and the s"l$($t"! ).st 7ee
[email protected] '""7s "# a((".nt t" ena'le (l$ents )"n$es at all t$)es t" 'e d$st$ng.$shed #!") the s"l$($t"!s "&n )"ne*+ One (l$ents "&n )"ne* ).st n"t 'e .sed, sa%e &$th h$s ("nsent, t" 6nan(e an"the! (l$ent 22. What is re+uired to ensure co,pliance? T" $ns.!e (")l$an(e, ea(h !a(t$($ng s"l$($t"! $s !e@.$!ed t" s.')$t ann.all* t" the La& S"($et* a (e!t$6(ate s$gned '* a )e)'e! "# "ne "# the !e("gn$>ed a((".ntan(* '"d$es t" the ee(t that the !.les ha%e 'een (")l$ed &$th+ 2". What is the fountainhead of the legal profession? Legal ed.(at$"n $s the #".nta$nhead "# the l egal !"#ess$"n+ 2'. What are the three ,aor legal s0ste,s that ,eet in the 6hilippines? In the Ph$l$$nes, the &"!lds th!ee 325 )a0"! legal s*ste)s )eet+ R")an C$%$l La& and Can"n La& $nt!"d.(ed th!".gh Sa$n, Engl$sh C"))"n La& th!".gh the Un$ted States and Isla)$( La& #!") Isla)$( a!t "# the &"!ld+ 2. De3ne legal education. Legal ed.(at$"n !e#e!s t" the #"!)al t!a$n$ng &h$(h g"es $nt" the )a7$ng "# a la&*e!+ 2*. Which has ta-en o#er the continuing legal education of the udiciar0? W$th !ega!d t" the 0.d$($a!*, the Ph$l1A has ta7en "%e! the ("nt$n.$ng legal ed.(at$"n "# the 0.d$($a!*
