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Should two legal professions be merged into one common profession?
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Should two legal professions be merged into one common profession? A major debating point has been whether the two legal professions should be merged into one common profession. The changes made by the (Courts and Legal Services Act 1990) and the (Access to Justice Act 1999) make this idea less necessary. In particular, solicitors with advocacy qualifications can now cover all aspects of the work a client would need. The same is true of barristers who draw a large part of their work from the EU or from surveyors or accountants, as they can also deal with all aspects of a client's case. But there are still arguments that can be put for and against the idea of full fusion. Advantages of fusion - Costs would be reduced. This is the main advantage of fusion, in that clients would save on cost as only one lawyer would be needed. At the...
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