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.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Advocates (Scotland) | 0 |
| Scottish advocates | 1 |
Statements (49)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Scottish advocates