A Report on Business Law and Ethics in the UK: Lawyers and Costs

This report provides an in-depth analysis of business law and ethics within the United Kingdom's legal framework. It begins with an introduction to the concept of law, particularly business law, and its role in regulating commercial activities. The main body of the report contrasts junior lawyers (solicitors) and senior lawyers (barristers), highlighting their distinct roles and the implications for clients' access to legal services, especially in terms of cost and expertise. The report emphasizes the ethical considerations within the UK's legal system, particularly in ensuring that individuals receive justice without being unduly burdened by expensive legal fees. Furthermore, the report explores the differences in functions, responsibilities, and client interactions between solicitors and barristers. The conclusion summarizes the importance of law in safeguarding interests and underscores the significance of ethical principles in the UK's legal profession. The report also includes a comprehensive list of references to support the analysis.

Business Law and Ethics

Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY..................................................................................................................................1
Demonstration of difference between the two types of lawyers i.e. junior lawyers and senior
lawyers from the point of audience right in legal system............................................................1
Ascertainment of point that customers get justice or reaped off by unwanted expensive legal
fees in UK....................................................................................................................................4
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................4
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................5

INTRODUCTION
Law is generally understood as the system of rules, legislations and regulations framed by
government for the purpose of regulating actions of public and institutions. In other sense, it is
described as the system of providing justice to persons who suffered any kind of issue from some
other person or institution. The scope of law is wide that includes different type of laws for
governing actions of diversified parties exist in nation. This one under this is Business law that
further known as commercial law. It governs the all business and commercial activities and
considered as the branch of civil law where deals with both kind of issues i.e. private and public.
The different aspects which are regulating under this includes hiring practices, contracts, sale of
consumer goods and manufacturing of same (Fort and Haugh, 2020). The main purpose behind
the formulation of business law is maintenance of standards, orders, resolving disputes and
protection of rights along with liberties when it comes over the status of business or relation with
other businesses. The main aim of this report is also to ascertain information about laws
including the lawyers that present case in front of magistrate from the side of different parties.
The different aspects covering under this includes demonstration of difference between the
two types of lawyers i.e. junior lawyers and senior lawyers from the point of audience right in
legal system and ascertainment of point that customers get justice or reaped off by unwanted
expensive legal fees in UK. All the aspects are analysed in the consideration of the UK’s legal
profession from an ethical perspective.
MAIN BODY
Demonstration of difference between the two types of lawyers i.e. junior lawyers and senior
lawyers from the point of audience right in legal system
The term Lawyer is a customary term used to delineate any person who is a Licensed Legal
Practitioner qualified to offer genuine direction in at any rate one areas of law. In UK, the legal
profession consists two type of lawyers i.e. junior and senior. Junior lawyers are further known
as solicitor and whereas senior lawyers are called as Barristers. The main reason behind the
difference that everyone who is in need get the legal service on expense of reasonable cost in
accordance to their nature of requirement. In this case, people with preliminary issues can get the
support of junior lawyers and can resolve the issue at expense of least cost. On the other hand,
those who requires the senior lawyer can get the support of them in handling of the case of
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serious nature (Haugh, 2019). Here, they get help in form of expertise where number of chances
are high related to success or getting a favourable decision. This concept provides the clarity to
UK individuals that when they have to contact whom and who have to deal with situations
perfectly at the expense of least amount of cost. But, in other nations, there is no such system
regarding the presence of two different type of lawyers. They have only one and generally called
as lawyer. In this situation difficult for everyone to find the perfect lawyers in accordance to the
nature of type of their case. Also, they became reaped of off of the high legal expenses due to
getting of inappropriate guidance. So, on the terms of ethics, it can be said that legal system of
UK is quite significant that help individuals to get justice on cost of reasonable expenses.
The detailed level of difference between the two i.e. Solicitor and Barrister is
presented below in consideration with the point of audience rights fulfilment in legal
system.
A Barrister is an affirmed legal chief who offers ace admonishment while addressing,
maintaining and ensuring its clients in court or at a gathering. Various senior lawyers speak to
extensive expert in one region of the law, but some may have an inexorably expansive work on
covering a collection of districts (McNamara, 2016).
A Solicitor is an ensured real master who is subject for preparing legitimate documentation
in the methodology and during a lawful contest. An authority gives star legal insight on irritable
and non-obnoxious work to their clients on a variety of regions of law.
Barristers will by and large practice as advocates in respect to addressing clients in court,
however Solicitors will all in all play out the greater part of their authentic work in a law office
or office setting. From an advocacy perspective, the line between the two Solicitor and Barrister
has gotten dynamically clouded of late. Solicitors can get 'benefits of group' which enables them
to address clients in court. This suggests Solicitors would now have the option to play out
countless the components of an advisor with a certain goal in mind, regardless of the way that
attorneys can work in a basically more raised degree of court than their expert accomplices.
Yet various Solicitors do have benefits of group, the vast majority of them regularly
perform 'off camera type-work, for instance;
 Urging people who come to them with legal issues.
 Having dealings and discussions between parties who are endeavouring to concur on a
legal issue.
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 Drafting and assessing legitimate files, for instance, contracts.
People are permitted to contact and getting an advice from Solicitor. This isn't for each
situation legitimate in case of Barristers. For reasonably straight forward cases, a person from
public can getting an advice from Barrister, in case they experience the Public Access Scheme.
Public access is available in a wide scope of work that Barristers can do, except for work
financed out of legal guide. It is furthermore likely not going to be legitimate in cases including
kids (Nguyen, Tran and Pham, 2016).
So, it is cleared from the above presentation that UK’s legal profession is significant in
nature towards the fulfilment of individuals right. Further, the difference between the two i.e.
Solicitor and Barrister is presented below on the basis of general functions;
Solicitor Barrister
Solicitors have the regarding providence of
advice on necessary courses of legal action in
accordance to the own area of legal expertise.
The main role of Barrister is to transfer the
views of client into legal arguments through
which able to get the best possible results.
Solicitors work directly with clients and
performs the work in accordance to the nature
of expertise knowledge.
Barristers have the specialisation in particular
areas of law such as criminal, chancery,
commercial, entertainment law etc.
Solicitors also performing the work related to
paperwork and communication in relation to
their client cases such as writing of documents,
letters and contracts (Şahin, 2018).
Barristers perform their work very
considerably on the basis of their expertise in
particular law or the area in which they
practice. They also provide written advice on
law and strengths about case to clients for
improving understanding.
Solicitors also performs the activities related to
negotiation in respect of secure agreed
objectives and gather evidence from client and
opposing parties.
Most of the Barristers work independently.
They lead the case from different sides to
provide justice to their own parties.
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Ascertainment of point that customers get justice or reaped off by unwanted expensive legal fees
in UK
From the perspective of UK’s legal profession, the parties will get the justice at expense of
reasonable cost because of the application of ethical principles in overall functioning. This would
be the reason that two different types of lawyers exist Solicitor and Barrister that provide an
opportunity to select the one which is most suitable in accordance to their need. This not only
help to save the expense but also aid in work completion of proper time along with attainment of
justice. This brings clarity and transparency in legal profession where differentiated work
performers on the basis of their roles. This made the overall work easy for the general public to
identify and select the best suitable lawyer for performance of their work (Sulkowski, 2017
Thompson, 2017).
While, in other countries, this system not exist where public finds difficulty in finding of
the appropriate lawyers for their case. This would be the reason that they get trapped in the
situation where they have to pay the high fees for completing their works. This happens because
no principle of ethical consideration is following in development of the legal profession.
CONCLUSION
It has been concluded from the above report that there is huge need of law in nation for
safeguarding the interest of all different parties. This was the reason that numerous number of
different laws were prepared for governing the actions of different individuals and institutions.
The UK’s legal profession has involvement of ethical principles because provides the clarity in
selection of lawyer through their differentiation into two Solicitor and Barrister.
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