Attorney at law
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Attorney at law or attorney-at-law, usually abbreviated in everyday speech to attorney, is the official name for a lawyer in certain jurisdictions, including, Japan, Sri Lanka, South Africa and the United States.
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[edit] England and Wales
The term was also used in England and Wales for lawyers who practised in the common law courts. In 1873, however, attorneys were redesignated solicitors (which had always been the title for those lawyers who practised in the courts of equity). Attorneys did not generally actually appear as advocates in the higher courts, a role reserved (as it still usually is) for barristers.
In England and Wales,[1] references in any enactment to attorneys must be construed as references to solicitors of the Senior Courts.[2]
[edit] Northern Ireland
References in any statutory provision in force in Northern Ireland to attorneys must be construed as references to solicitors of the Court of Judicature.[3]
[edit] See also
- Attorney at law (Japan)
- Attorney at law (Sri Lanka)
- Attorney at law (United States)
- Attorney at law (South Africa)
[edit] References
- ^ The Solicitors Act 1974, section 90(4)
- ^ The Solicitors Act 1974, section 89(6) as read with section 87(1)
- ^ The Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978, section 105(2)
