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Public Access Scheme, the Glossary

Index Public Access Scheme

The Public Access Scheme ("Direct Access") allows members of the public in England and Wales to instruct a barrister directly.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 6 relations: Bar Standards Board, Barrister, England and Wales, Legal aid, Public Access Legal Support, Solicitor.

  2. Bar of England and Wales

Bar Standards Board

The Bar Standards Board regulates barristers in England and Wales for the public interest. Public Access Scheme and bar Standards Board are bar of England and Wales, English law and legal ethics.

See Public Access Scheme and Bar Standards Board

Barrister

A barrister is a type of lawyer in common law jurisdictions.

See Public Access Scheme and Barrister

England and Wales

England and Wales is one of the three legal jurisdictions of the United Kingdom.

See Public Access Scheme and England and Wales

Legal aid is the provision of assistance to people who are unable to afford legal representation and access to the court system.

See Public Access Scheme and Legal aid

Public Access Legal Support (PALS) is a highly specific category of legal service providers in England & Wales that are distinct from solicitors, barristers and paralegals, and that operate only within the framework of the Public Access Scheme (otherwise known as 'Direct Access'). Public Access Scheme and Public Access Legal Support are bar of England and Wales.

See Public Access Scheme and Public Access Legal Support

Solicitor

A solicitor is a legal practitioner who traditionally deals with most of the legal matters in some jurisdictions.

See Public Access Scheme and Solicitor

See also

Bar of England and Wales

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Access_Scheme