Separate Roles in Justice System - PLEASE HELP!

Connors11

Hi Guys, quick query.. I just wondering if you could guide me in the correct direction regarding a question i'm studying, first year part-time law student here. The question is "Why is it desirable for DPP, Solicitors, Barristers, Judges to have different roles in the administration of justice".. I mean the obvious issue is conflict of interest but as for legal points i'm stumped. Could anyone guide me in the right direction? Or a case i would look up that might assist??

Thanks a million to all.

NoQuarter

Connors11 wrote: »

Hi Guys, quick query.. I just wondering if you could guide me in the correct direction regarding a question i'm studying, first year part-time law student here. The question is "Why is it desirable for DPP, Solicitors, Barristers, Judges to have different roles in the administration of justice".. I mean the obvious issue is conflict of interest but as for legal points i'm stumped. Could anyone guide me in the right direction? Or a case i would look up that might assist??

Thanks a million to all.

All really to do with impartiality. Strange question though considering the DPP uses Barristers and solicitors too im sure.

Its like a bad separation of powers question. I mean, this is the system we are accustomed to but if you look at the US, there is no distinction between Solicitors and Barristers so I wouldnt argue that its completely necessary.

The answers all appear to be common sense answers ather than legal answers. If you had have said why is it desireable for the juduciary to have a different role to the Government and Parliament then that is a standard question but this one is a bit unusual. What subject is it in?

johnnyskeleton

Nemo judex in causa sua.

Procrastastudy

From a crap student (e.g. me)

Some things you may want to include:

Tradition - why it was set up like this including the 'Cab Rank' system for barristers. All the other reasons as well of course.

Stick in a bit about unifying the professions as outside reading - you can look at other common law countries that have done this. Might be a tangent - know your lecturer.

Byrne and Mc - book - read it! If you're at GCD it doesn't get enough readage from students or pointage from lecturers.

Apart from that its pretty straight forward.

Disclaimer: I go off on tangents in my assignments! (got all firsts but Con law though so :P)

retroactive

Connors11 wrote: »

Hi Guys, quick query.. I just wondering if you could guide me in the correct direction regarding a question i'm studying, first year part-time law student here. The question is "Why is it desirable for DPP, Solicitors, Barristers, Judges to have different roles in the administration of justice".. I mean the obvious issue is conflict of interest but as for legal points i'm stumped. Could anyone guide me in the right direction? Or a case i would look up that might assist??

Thanks a million to all.

Do your own research, Alan Shatter.

(Real answer- in addition to the above recommendations, take a look at the competition authority report on the legal industry)

Victor

johnnyskeleton wrote: »

Nemo judex in causa sua.

And lots of other natural law bits, like the right to be heard and the right to be represented.