Английский язык. Мачнева В.В - 14 стр.

institutions called Inns of Court, which are ancient organizations rather like exclusive
clubs. In many ways the remoteness they and the job they have do are medieval in
conception.
      To qualify as a barrister you have to take the examinations of the Bar Council.
These are different from solicitors' examinations. There are over 5,000 barristers in
England. A good one can earn 30,000 pounds a year. Only barristers can became judges
in an English Court above a Magistrates' Court.
      Barristers are also found in South Africa and New South Wales (Australia).

      3.1.6 Answer the questions

     1 What is almost unique about the English legal system?
     2 What kind of problems does a solicitor deal with?
     3 How do you qualify as a solicitor?
     4 What are barristers experts in?
     5 When must you have a barrister?
     6 What reasons are there for saying a barrister is rather remote?
     7 How do you qualify as a barrister?

     3.1.7 Prepare a list of eight-ten questions to ask about the text “Judges in
Great Britain”. Be ready to interview the students in your group

     In Britain, the vast majority of judges (that is, the people who decide what should
be done with people who commit crimes) are unpaid. They are called “Magistrates”, or
“Justices of the Peace” (JPs). They are ordinary citizens who are selected not because
they have any legal training but because they have “sound common sense” and
understand their fellow human beings. They give up time voluntarily.
     A small proportion of judges are not Magistrates. They are called “High Court
Judges” and they deal with the most serious crimes, such as those for which the criminal
might be sent to prison for more than a year. High Court Judges, unlike Magistrates, are
paid salaries by the State and have considerable legal training.
     Magistrates are selected by special committees in every town and district. Nobody,
not even the Magistrates themselves, knows who is on the special committee in their
area. The committee tries to draw Magistrates from as wide a variety of professions and
social classes as possible.

      3.1.8 Read the following text and find out what people help the lawyers and
the judge during the trial

                                  Courtroom Personnel


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