Originally Posted by
cilice
Sheriff's Court in Scotland/Lower Court in England is known as Magistrate Court over here, like. Any offence which doesn't potentially carry a sentence of over two years custodial sentence will be defended by a solicitor.
When it comes to appeal or if new, more serious charges are added, then that is taken to the High Court, and that'll be defended by a barrister or QC as JP (obviously, is aware of) pointed out.
In my experience, solicitors generally have a favoured barrister who they will work closely with if their client (the solicitor's) has transcended his legal boundaries. This might arise if the client has had added charges or goes for appeal, like. In my case, I had a piss poor solicitor but a fucking eloquent barrister who actually happened to be an alumni (albeit by a distance of 20 years) of mine.
Maybe this isn't the norm. Correct me, JP. Feel free, mate.
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