unapalomablanca Posted February 24, 2013 Report Share Posted February 24, 2013 Could anyone clear this up? When i was young everyone referred to somone in the legal profession as a solicitor. Nowadays you dont hear the term much. All you hear now is the term lawyer. I liked the old term, sounds better. sounds british and old. I fear 'lawyer' is an americanism, i wish people wouldnt succumb to their vocab. It will always be solicitor to me. Sorry if you think its a poxy post, but losing little things like this to something that isnt superior or better is wrong. una. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aris Posted February 24, 2013 Report Share Posted February 24, 2013 http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/learnit/learnitv79.shtml Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guest1957 Posted February 24, 2013 Report Share Posted February 24, 2013 Lawyer is a nasty general term. I'm definitely a fan of Solicitor or Barrister (as appropriate). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDAV Posted February 24, 2013 Report Share Posted February 24, 2013 Solicitors are Lawyers, but not all Lawyers are Solicitors...... (there are Solicitors, Solicitor advocates, Barristers, and a few more) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gixer1 Posted February 24, 2013 Report Share Posted February 24, 2013 Ones a **** the other one's a k"0b... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev56 Posted February 25, 2013 Report Share Posted February 25, 2013 One makes a load of money the other makes a load of money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maidment78 Posted February 25, 2013 Report Share Posted February 25, 2013 My wife is a solicitor but I have a gagging order on me and am not allowed to talk about it,,, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daz2202 Posted February 25, 2013 Report Share Posted February 25, 2013 (edited) My wife is a solicitor but I have a gagging order on me and am not allowed to talk about it,,, 'gagging' My wife moans when she is gagging too Edited February 25, 2013 by daz2202 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delburt0 Posted February 25, 2013 Report Share Posted February 25, 2013 Solicitors are Lawyers, but not all Lawyers are Solicitors...... (there are Solicitors, Solicitor advocates, Barristers, and a few more) 10/10 top of the class.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted February 25, 2013 Report Share Posted February 25, 2013 All this talk of gagging your soliciting wives. Wonder what pull means in your vocabulary Figgy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulpicide Posted February 25, 2013 Report Share Posted February 25, 2013 Lawyer is easier to spell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rorygall Posted February 26, 2013 Report Share Posted February 26, 2013 I'm a solicitor with higher rights which makes me a Solicitor Advocate. If I could be bothered or was in the least bit interested I could use the official title.. 'Solicitor Advocate ( Higher Courts Criminal )' Who comes up with these titles? Solicitors usually only have rights of audience in the lower courts but barristers can appear in all courts. Solicitor Advocates have the same rights of audience as barristers. Here's a link with an answer to your question. http://pinktape.co.uk/uncategorized/whats-the-difference-between-a-barrister-and-a-solicitor/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unapalomablanca Posted February 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2013 I'm a solicitor with higher rights which makes me a Solicitor Advocate. If I could be bothered or was in the least bit interested I could use the official title.. 'Solicitor Advocate ( Higher Courts Criminal )' Who comes up with these titles? Solicitors usually only have rights of audience in the lower courts but barristers can appear in all courts. Solicitor Advocates have the same rights of audience as barristers. Here's a link with an answer to your question. http://pinktape.co.u...nd-a-solicitor/ thanks. its nice to get an answer from someone who is actually qualified. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guest1957 Posted February 27, 2013 Report Share Posted February 27, 2013 thanks. its nice to get an answer from someone who is actually qualified. He's not the only one around here in the industry :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rorygall Posted February 27, 2013 Report Share Posted February 27, 2013 I reckon there are a few closet solicitors or barristers on this site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keg Posted February 28, 2013 Report Share Posted February 28, 2013 This forum sounds more like 50 shades of Grey every day! My Mrs is a Chartered Accountant and most friends are either solicitors or Lion Tamers ( Accountants- it's a long story). I recently mentioned that Accountants and lawyers are like prostitutes:- No matter what happens to the economy, you always need them. The good ones cost a lot. You will get screwed. You don't know what you will walk away with. I now live in the shed and my B*ll**ks are getting a bit better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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