To what extent did the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 change the legal profession and the provisions of legal services?
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To what extent did the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 change the legal profession and the provisions of legal services? The Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 has had a positive impact on the Legal Profession and Legal Services, it made many changes and has led to a lot more reforms since. The Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 was the first major change to give solicitors full rights of audience. Solicitors already had advocacy rights in the Magistrates' Courts and the County Courts. The Act allowed solicitors with experience of advocacy in the Magistrates' Courts and County Courts to apply for a certificate of advocacy. He/She would have to take a short training course and pass exams on the rules of evidence before the certificate was granted. It was four years after the Act before the first certificate was granted. This change was the start of the continuing merge between...


