advocates (Scotland)

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Advocates (Scotland) are specialist court lawyers in Scotland, similar to barristers in other jurisdictions, who have rights of audience in the higher courts and are members of the Faculty of Advocates.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Scottish advocates 1
advocates (Scotland) canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf court lawyer ⓘ
legal profession ⓘ
admissionCeremonyHeldAt Court of Session ⓘ
canAcceptDirectAccessIn certain circumstances ⓘ
canUseTitle Advocate ⓘ
collectiveTerm Scottish Bar ⓘ
country Scotland ⓘ
disciplineHandledBy Faculty of Advocates disciplinary processes ⓘ
governedBy Faculty of Advocates rules ⓘ
hasCollectiveBody Faculty of Advocates ⓘ
hasSubgroup King's Counsel (Scotland) ⓘ
linked to: King's Counsel
historicalOrigin College of Justice in Scotland ⓘ
linked to: College of Justice
languageOfPractice English ⓘ
Scots law terminology ⓘ
legalSystem Scottish legal system ⓘ
mayBeAppointedAs King's Counsel (Scotland) ⓘ
linked to: King's Counsel
memberOf Faculty of Advocates ⓘ
normallyInstructedBy Scottish solicitors ⓘ
performsRole drafting of pleadings ⓘ
oral advocacy ⓘ
representation in higher courts ⓘ
specialist legal opinion ⓘ
practiseAs specialist court advocates ⓘ
professionalAddress Parliament House, Edinburgh ⓘ
professionalCollectiveName Faculty of Advocates Bar ⓘ
professionalEthicsCode Faculty of Advocates Code of Conduct ⓘ
professionalIndependence independent referral bar ⓘ
professionalStatus self-employed practitioners ⓘ
professionalTitleProtected yes ⓘ
regulatedBy Faculty of Advocates ⓘ
regulatedWithinFrameworkOf Court of Session ⓘ
requiresAdmissionBy Faculty of Advocates ⓘ
requiresQualification Diploma in Professional Legal Practice (Scotland) ⓘ
Scottish law degree or equivalent ⓘ
requiresTraining devilling ⓘ
rightOfAudienceIn Court of Session ⓘ
High Court of Justiciary ⓘ
Judicial Committee of the Privy Council ⓘ
United Kingdom Supreme Court ⓘ
similarTo barristers (England and Wales) ⓘ
barristers (Ireland) ⓘ
traditionallyWear wig and gown in court ⓘ
trainingMethod apprenticeship to practising advocate (devilmaster) ⓘ
workPrimarilyIn administrative law ⓘ
civil law ⓘ
commercial law ⓘ
criminal law ⓘ
family law ⓘ
public law ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

United Kingdom law → hasLegalProfession → advocates (Scotland) ⓘ
Advocates Library (adjoining complex) → primaryUsers → Scottish advocates ⓘ
linked to: advocates (Scotland)