Business Law and Ethics: Understanding the Role of Solicitors and Barristers

This report explores the difference between solicitors and barristers and the ethical code of conduct they follow in the legal profession. It highlights the importance of business law and ethics in maintaining discipline and order in the workplace. The report also critically evaluates the judicial system in the context of ethics and its impact on people living in the UK.

BUSINESS LAW AND
ETHICS

INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................4
MAIN BODY..................................................................................................................................4
LO 3.................................................................................................................................................4
Difference between two lawyer junior and senior.......................................................................4
LO 4.................................................................................................................................................5
Ethics to be followed by legal professionals...............................................................................5
LO 5.................................................................................................................................................6
Critically evaluation of the judicial system in context to ethics and people living in UK..........6
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................7
REFRENCES...................................................................................................................................8

INTRODUCTION
Business law and ethics ate those kinds of ethics which are responsible for smooth and
balanced functioning of an organization performing business. These ethics are very important
over the purpose of maintaining discipline and order at workplace. Such rule and regulation is
very important and is helpful in making discipline in an organization. Nature of these ethics is
dynamic as they impact functioning of an organization by keeping balance through standard.
This report is based on solicitor and barrister. In this things that are to be covered is difference
between two types of lawyer and is it helpful for an individual or injustice is done to them.
MAIN BODY
LO 3
Difference between two lawyer junior and senior
There are two types of lawyers in an court and have different functions to perform as per
there experience within that court or legal workplace. Both these lawyer are very important for
the smooth functioning of judiciary. One of the lawyers is called as senior lawyer and the other is
called as junior lawyer. Senior lawyers are very experienced and has to deal with various kind of
issues that is related to various kinds of situation in court proceeding. They know about the
procedure that is related to proceeding of court and also of detail knowledge about the working
scenarios of courts of various types. These are knowledgeable in terms of various laws and that
cases they have dealt with (Ostas and Hilling, 2016). Other kind of lawyer is junior lawyer and is
generally termed as interns. They are there to get training about proceedings of court as they deal
with all kinds of issues which are of very basic. Main role of junior is to do the work outside the
court. These lawyers are generally graduates and required to gain knowledge upon the various
laws in practical manner. Senior lawyers are best known for following of ethical code of conduct
in the place they are working. In this code all rules and regulations has been mentioned which are
helpful in maintaining discipline and order within an organization or at workplace. Senior
lawyers are known as Barrister and junior lawyer are known as Solicitor. A barrister is a post
which is being given to an senior most lawyer in UK. Upon attaining of proper experience,
within the field of law and about all necessary aspects of it. This experience is provided to them
through taking cases and performing argument in them. Solicitor is the word which is being used
over indicating lawyer within consideration over learning and is required to perform all kind of
task which is small and basic in nature. Difference between solicitor and barrister is that all kind
of major work is done by him only that is related to case is done by barrister and solicitor
performance outside work more. Also a solicitor is required to get himself registered to become a
permanent lawyer. Barrister is that lawyer that is having license and has settled themselves as a
well known legal personal. Under UK code of ethics is that design which has been prepared by

the British Psychological society in order to make the professionalism to be followed in work
place. In this code Ethics Committee has been required to focus upon certain ethical, principals
to be followed that are respect, equality, responsibility and also diversification or tolerance.
These codes have always helped in maintaining of professionalism as per the working
environment that has been provided by an organization. All legal professionals are bound to
follow them.
LO 4
Ethics to be followed by legal professionals
There are lot of standards which have been followed by an legal professional that is
required to be defined in UK and ethical code of conduct is being define as per the act. Ethic is
considered to be as those set of rules and regulations which has come into existence in order to
make the legal code of conduct to be followed (Roessing and El-Jourbagy, 2018). These codes
have to be followed by all the legal professionals. These are one of the most important guidelines
that is there to ensure right and proper conduct under daily practice of law. Area that has been
covered under this law is as follows:
 Independence, honesty and integrity.
 Lawyer and client relationship has to be in particular duties that have to be owned by the
lawyer and his client.
 The lawyer has various duties to be followed within the court.
 The lawyer as an advocate, in particular, a lawyer’s duties to the court.
 Duties of persons and clients.
 Duties are there over lawyer.
 Legal advertising has to be done over legal services.
 Human rights and justice.
Ethical standard has to be required over development over legal profession which is in
order over ensuring of independence of profession. Such standards have to be derived from
domestic legislation that is going to be consisting of international and regional standards. If a
lawyer is required to promote principal of justice, fair and equity is required to be maintained.
Also the law has brought disrupt and trust of public confidence within the law that has to be
undermined and has hinder access over justice (Stauch, 2017)
Lawyer-Client Relationship
The lawyer and client is having relationship over various aspects. These aspects are being
explained as follows:

Competence and Professionalism: Competent representation is required to gain all kind of
knowledge, skill, thoroughness and preparation which is helpful in making a client believe and
an lawyer to be presented in front of him. Promptness should be present within a lawyer. This
should be accepted through the work that cannot be done with competency and in time given for
it.
Client Care: In this kind of relationship a lawyer and client is there with each other upon
contractual basis. Also lawyer is being bound over the obligation upon clients within the ethical
principal and is required to follow by him and these are being mentioned as follows:
 Treat client in a manner that has to protect interests in it.
Ensuring of resources and ability over the act and advise is being given to client in timely
manner (Thompson, 2017).
 Complains procedure is required to be explained to client in proper manner and should
deal with it.
 Agree upon how a case is to be conducted this includes lot of things like updating client
and marking out main person to deal with it. Main person has to deal with the case upon
how much time matter may take and cost that has to be paid.
 Ensure the client understands any advice given and is able to make informed decisions.
Confidentiality: An established ethics is very helpful in turning a legal professional into
privilege. Lawyer is having an duty over keeping affairs of their client under confidential
circumstances which is able to disclose an client’s information in strict manner.
LO 5
Critically evaluation of the judicial system in context to ethics and people living in UK
Legal system of UK is of very rigid and has lengthy procedure to give justice. This makes
it less acceptable as an modern law. Ethics are very important tool in order to maintain
professionalism within a workplace, and have maintained discipline with order. Stills these laws
are there to give rigidness and that is creating an dreadful impact upon society and in field of law
people has tried to maintain equality through legal aid establishment in court of UK.

CONCLUSION
From the above report it can be marked out that ethics has a very crucial role to play in
functioning of an organization in UK. Also Solicitor and Barrister have to follow them in order
to maintain balance and order in the workplace. Further in this report difference is being covered
regarding both the lawyers. In the end an evaluation is done upon ethical code of conduct.

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