11. Text 2 comprehension questions.

Answer these questions.

1 What sanctions can professional bodies impose on lawyers who are guilty of

misconduct?

2 How does the Law Society control the work of solicitors?

3 Why does solicitors' work need close supervision?

4 What is the disadvantage and advantage of the cab rank rule for lawyers?

5 How does a lawyer's position differ from that of other persons who may receive

confidential information?

6 Why must a lawyer make insurance provisions?

7 What must one do if he believes that his criminal case was lost due to his lawyer's·fault?

8 Why did the Lords have difficulty in ending immunity themselves: what legal principle

stood in their way?

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