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http://www.ask.co.uk/metasearch.asp?aj_product=IndexSearch&MetaEngine=Teoma&EngineOrdinal=2&ItemOrdinal=5&m=6&AdServerCode=&MetaURL=http%3A%2F%2Falevel%2Epages%2Etripod%2Ecom%2Fbiocw%2Ehtml__score_0.72__&MetaTopic=Biology+Coursework+Archive+%7CSimon%27s+A%2DLevel+Pages&ask=A%2BLEVEL%2BBIOLOGY%2BCOURSEWORK&LogId=49299D356A397D478EBA05BB3280D6B1&origin=0&qsource=11&qcategory=SHOP&aj_is=no&rf=&x=falseLaw AS Legal Personnel 1. Barristers 2. Solicitors 3.Judges 4. Lord Chancellor 5. Magistates 6. Juries Administration of Justice 1. The Courts 2. Police Powers/Civil 3. Appeals/Sentancing 4. Criminal Litigation 5. Civil Litigation 6. Human Rights Act Sources of Law 1. Statutory Interpretation 2. Precedent 3. Equity (Conscience) 4. European Union 1998 * Murder must be a life sentence! * Statute Passed by Parliament. * Equity=Court may lean the way of conscience (appeal may overrule). * European Union: Increasingly popular for exams, critical importance to English law, employment law, compulsory topic at university. Legal Personnel. Barristers 1. A barrister is that member of the legal profession whose principle job is advocacy i.e. arguing his client's case in court. 2. In addition barristers also give specialist advice to solicitors on which they have specialized knowledge. This is known as opinion - drafting. 3. Barristers work can broadly be divided into two main fields of practice A. Common Law i) Criminal. ii) Personal injury/negligence e.g. road accident iii) Family Law. iv) Employment Law. B. Chancery Law. This is divided into two categories: Traditional Chancery: i) Land or Real...

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