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English Legal System: Is the division of the legal profession into solicitors and barristers still
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English Legal System: Is the division of the legal profession into solicitors and barristers still The legal profession can be traced back to the twelfth century. It was difficult to differentiate between the two branches but barristers were originally known as Apprentices in law equivalent to today's Junior Counsel. Those who were given rights of audience in the higher courts were known as Sergeants at law a title abolished by the provisions of the Judicature Act (1873). This title would equate to the Queens Counsel of the modern Bar. Solicitors as we know them today were mainly concerned with the preparation of court work and took on many titles. This is not to say they did not advocate in some of the lower courts. In Common law courts they were known as Attorneys, in Ecclesiastical and Admiralty courts Proctors and in Chancery courts as Solicitors. In 1739 these lawyers grouped together to...
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