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(Michael Houghton) wrote:

Howdy!

In article ,
Ross Richardson wrote:
In the UK lawyers are called barristers. There may be a further
distinction. I sat in on a trial for fun while in London on business.
They had the wigs, robes and all. Very eloquent speaking. Not like our
US TV shows.

Barristers practice law before the bar -- that is, in court. Solicitors
practice law, but do not appear in court. The distinction is peculiar
to the UK. In the US, lawyers is lawyers.

Of course, the term "solicitor," by coincidence(?) applies, also, to the
"world's oldest profession." Anybody see any similarities there?