There are two kinds of lawyers in Hong Kong, one is barristers and the other is solicitors. Their differences are as follows:

1. Different types of work

(1) Barristers are trial lawyers, but barristers cannot take cases themselves, and barristers' cases are all transferred by solicitors. When a party asks a barrister, he must first ask a solicitor, and then the solicitor will transfer him to the barrister.

(2) solicitors are close to non-litigious lawyers, engaging in non-litigious legal services such as civil and commercial affairs, appearing in court to defend in lower courts such as district courts and magistrates' courts, representing barristers to negotiate with parties, accepting cases, meeting witnesses, investigating and collecting evidence, etc.

2. Different fields of work

(1) Barristers tend to focus on a certain professional field, which is not suitable for beginners. In fact, the exact name of Dafang in Hong Kong is "barrister", and some citizens in Hong Kong will commonly call Dafang a barrister. But this barrister is not a popular name for some well-known lawyers in mainland China. Barristers are also called "litigants" in legal terms.

(2) The market space for solicitors is broader. According to the nature of work, lawyers can be divided into full-time lawyers and part-time lawyers, according to the scope of business, lawyers can be divided into civil lawyers, criminal lawyers and administrative lawyers, and according to the clients and work status, lawyers can be divided into social lawyers, corporate lawyers and public lawyers. Lawyer's business is mainly divided into litigation business and non-litigation business.

3. Dress differently when appearing in court

(1) Barristers should wear wigs when appearing in court. The reason why Hong Kong barristers wear wigs is the system reserved from Britain.

(2) solicitors do not wear wigs. Moreover, barristers' robes are different from those of solicitors.

4. The venue of the hearing is different

(1) Only barristers can sit in the High Court and the Court of Final Appeal in Hong Kong.

(2) A solicitor can't speak in the High Court and the Court of Final Appeal, and can only act in specialized courts, such as the Magistrate's Court, except for non-litigation cases. However, in recent years, some experienced lawyers have been allowed to defend their clients in higher courts because of some special circumstances.

Extended information:

1. Relevant information of lawyers

1. Lawyers must pass the national judicial examination and be awarded the legal professional qualification certificate. People who do not have a lawyer's practice certificate, but are engaged in legal affairs, are generally grassroots legal service workers and hold a legal service worker's practice certificate issued by the Judicial Bureau. There are also some people who are engaged in legal affairs without a license or proper occupation, commonly known as "black lawyers", not real lawyers.

2. A lawyer must have both a legal professional qualification certificate and a practice certificate. If you only have a legal professional qualification certificate and no lawyer's practice certificate, you can't be called a lawyer.

3. The clients of lawyers are the whole society, with no specific clients. Both natural persons and legal persons may entrust lawyers to represent them in legal affairs.

4. When practicing law, you must be entrusted by the parties or appointed by the people's court to work within the scope of authorization, and you are not allowed to exceed your authority or abuse your rights.

5. Lawyers are legal workers. Lawyers can only protect the legitimate rights and interests of clients within the scope permitted by law, and their work within the scope permitted by law is protected by law without interference from administrative units, political parties and individuals.

Second, the content and scope of legal services provided by lawyers to the society:

1. Serving as legal advisers;

2. Acting as an agent ad litem;

3, as a criminal defender;

4. Acting as a non-litigation agent and participating in mediation and arbitration;

5. Answer legal advice and write legal documents on behalf of others, so as to safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of the parties and the correct implementation of the law. Baidu Encyclopedia-Lawyer

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