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How far is it true to say that the distinctions between the two kinds of lawyer are becoming blurred? One aspect, which makes it true to say that the distinctions between the two types of lawyer are becoming blurred, is the changes in solicitor's roles i.e. advocacy rights. Solicitors used to do the main of their advocacy work in the magistrates and county courts, however, under the Courts and Legal services Act 1990 and the Access to Justice Act 1999, Solicitor's now have full rights of audience (as long as relative training has been completed). Solicitors without this training: can still be present at the high court for bankruptcy cases or to read a formal statement; can appear in the Crown court if the case originated in the magistrates court (i.e. gone to Crown court for sentencing, appeal etc.); and can "appear before a single judge of the Court of appeal,...

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