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In October 2011 provisions of the Legal Services Act 2007 came into effect which allowed alternative business structures (ABSs) with non-lawyers in professional, management or ownership roles to offer regulated legal services in England and Wales. Prior to this time, lawyers in England and Wales could only practice as: solicitors, as sole traders or in partnerships with other solicitors; barristers, as sole traders; or employees providing legal services to their employer. (Wikipedia)
The UK’s tax policy is effectively dictated by companies and not ministers, according to a leading barrister and adviser to the Treasury on its recent “Google tax”. (The Guardian)
A lawyer is a person who practices law, as an advocate, barrister, attorney, counselor or solicitor or chartered legal executive. Working as a lawyer involves the practical application of abstract legal theories and knowledge to solve specific individualized problems, or to advance the interests of those who hire lawyers to perform legal services. (Wikipedia)
The island has also appealed to the United Nations to find the takeover a breach of international law, gaining representation from the human rights barrister Geoffrey Robertson QC. (Guardian)
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