Classic Classic Quiz Legal Professions by Diamondsareforever Diamondsareforever 3 played - 12 yrs ago A quiz on the legal professions within the UK and also on the 2007 Legal Services Act QUIZ 30 QUESTIONS expert 1 What did the Legal Services Act 2007 aim to do? Improve public perceptionCreate a non-positive perceptionOnly speak to lawyersDeal with complaintsMerge the professions 2 Why might people resent lawyers? They don't have a positive perceptionOnly speak to them when they have a problemThey always have to complain about themThey are heavily regulatedThey are professional 3 Which of these is not a problem noted by the Royal Commission on Legal Services in 1979? ExclusivityTwo separate professionsMystificationResistance to OutsidersSpecialist knowledge 4 What is there an over-emphasis on in legal education? Open thinkingTheoryRules and principlesOther ways of thinkingFacts of cases 5 When was the Law Society set up? 18311811151020102007 6 How many practising solicitors were there in 2010? 150, 000118, 000180, 000200, 000197, 000 7 Who regulates solicitors? The Law SocietySolicitors Regulation AuthorityBar Standards BoardBoard for Regulation of SolicitorsThe Legal Society of England and Wales 8 When was the Solicitors Act passed? 19741972201018312007 9 When was mandatory membership to the Law Society introduced? 18311972150020101180 10 What act did the Law Society act ahead of in creating the Solicitors Regulation Authority? Solicitors Act 1974Legal Services Act 2007Law Society Act 2007Solicitors Regulation Act 1852Bar Regulation Act 2010 11 What is the Solicitors Regulation Authority? An independent regulatory bodyPart of the law societyA body that makes judgements in it's own causeA body created to enact the Legal Services ActA body to create more legal jobs 12 In 2010 how many barristers were registered? 20, 10015, 27018, 95012, 00020, 006 13 When was the bar council set up? 12002006189519902010 14 Which of these is not an inn of court? OuterGreysMiddleLincolnInner 15 How many times do you have to dine at an inn? 1512201826 16 When was the Bar Standards Board set up? 12002006200720011875 17 Which of these is not a responsibility of the Bar Standards Board? TrainingSetting appropriate standardsPaying barristersDisciplinary proceduresInvestigating complaints 18 Which act removed the monopoly on conveyancing? Access to Justice Act 1999Legal Services Act 2007Courts and Legal Services Act 1990Constitutional Reform Act 2010Human Rights Act 1998 19 Which act reduced rights of audience? Courts and Legal Services Act 1990Offences Against the Person Act 1861Legal Services Act 2007Access to Justice Act 1990Human Rights Act 1998 20 What did s. 34 (52) of the Administration of Justice Act 1985 do? Removed monopoly on conveyancingRemoved rights of audienceRelaxed willsCreate the ILEX routeCreated new procedures for the appointment of QC's 21 What did s. 54 of the Administration of Justice Act 1985 do? Relaxed rights of audienceRelaxed willsStrengthened provisionsCreated a forced gender ratioChanged initial barrister training 22 Which section of the 1999 Access to Justice Act relaxed audience of barristers? 19 (8)34 (52)17 (3)54 (1)99 (9) 23 How many barristers are QC's? 46%20%35%10%8% 24 How many practising solitary are women? (2010) 46%12%14%64%20% 25 How many practising barristers are women? (2011) 64%34%12%1%25% 26 What is the male to female QC ratio? 10 : 12 : 32 : 112 : 13 : 4 27 In 2006 how many law graduates were women? 64%78%6%12%73% 28 How many solicitors are African? (2011) 6. 4%1. 2%20%12%1. 4% 29 How many solicitors attended independent/public school? 78%73%27%1%20% 30 How many solicitors went to Oxbridge? (2011) 8%6%1%7%2% A mistake in this Quiz ? Contact the author Commentaires
