The barristers [videorecording] : part 3 of 4/ directed by Duncan Staff; presented by Jack Davenport.
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FilmPublication details: [UK] : Open University/BBC, 2008Description: 1 videodisc (DVD) (60 min.) ; 12 cmSubject(s): Great Britain. Crown Prosecution Service | Lawyers -- Great Britain | Legal profession -- Great Britain | Legal services -- Great BritainSummary: Advocates are no longer dependent on the state - the Crown Prosecution Service employs its own barristers. Thus there is less work and less money for the self-employed briefs. This episode asks whether standards have declined or justice is at risk as a result. We see one independent barrister and one CPS barrister both fight their cases successfully. We also see a black female law graduate apply for a scholarship overseas as a route to getting a pupillage, and an Asian female law graduate, who is working in a legal charity, apply to get a pupillage.
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Paul Hamlyn Library | Paul Hamlyn Library | Floor 1 Mobile shelves | 342.008 BAR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 05882338 |
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Recorded off-air from BBC2 on 28 November 2008.
Please note that there is no part 4 recorded; however each episode is self-contained.
Advocates are no longer dependent on the state - the Crown Prosecution Service employs its own barristers. Thus there is less work and less money for the self-employed briefs. This episode asks whether standards have declined or justice is at risk as a result. We see one independent barrister and one CPS barrister both fight their cases successfully. We also see a black female law graduate apply for a scholarship overseas as a route to getting a pupillage, and an Asian female law graduate, who is working in a legal charity, apply to get a pupillage.
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