advocates (Scotland)

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Advocates (Scotland) are specialist court lawyers in Scotland, similar to barristers in other jurisdictions, who have rights of audience in the higher courts and are members of the Faculty of Advocates.

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Advocates (Scotland) 0
Scottish advocates 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf court lawyer
legal profession
admissionCeremonyHeldAt Court of Session NERFINISHED
canAcceptDirectAccessIn certain circumstances
canUseTitle Advocate
collectiveTerm Scottish Bar NERFINISHED
country Scotland
disciplineHandledBy Faculty of Advocates disciplinary processes
governedBy Faculty of Advocates rules
hasCollectiveBody Faculty of Advocates NERFINISHED
hasSubgroup King's Counsel (Scotland) NERFINISHED
historicalOrigin College of Justice in Scotland NERFINISHED
languageOfPractice English
Scots law terminology
legalSystem Scottish legal system
mayBeAppointedAs King's Counsel (Scotland) NERFINISHED
memberOf Faculty of Advocates NERFINISHED
normallyInstructedBy Scottish solicitors
performsRole drafting of pleadings
oral advocacy
representation in higher courts
specialist legal opinion
practiseAs specialist court advocates
professionalAddress Parliament House, Edinburgh NERFINISHED
professionalCollectiveName Faculty of Advocates Bar NERFINISHED
professionalEthicsCode Faculty of Advocates Code of Conduct NERFINISHED
professionalIndependence independent referral bar
professionalStatus self-employed practitioners
professionalTitleProtected yes
regulatedBy Faculty of Advocates NERFINISHED
regulatedWithinFrameworkOf Court of Session NERFINISHED
requiresAdmissionBy Faculty of Advocates NERFINISHED
requiresQualification Diploma in Professional Legal Practice (Scotland) NERFINISHED
Scottish law degree or equivalent
requiresTraining devilling
rightOfAudienceIn Court of Session NERFINISHED
High Court of Justiciary NERFINISHED
Judicial Committee of the Privy Council NERFINISHED
United Kingdom Supreme Court NERFINISHED
similarTo barristers (England and Wales) NERFINISHED
barristers (Ireland) NERFINISHED
traditionallyWear wig and gown in court
trainingMethod apprenticeship to practising advocate (devilmaster)
workPrimarilyIn administrative law
civil law
commercial law
criminal law
family law
public law

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United Kingdom law hasLegalProfession advocates (Scotland)
Advocates Library (adjoining complex) primaryUsers advocates (Scotland)
this entity surface form: Scottish advocates