Attorney at law or attorney-in-law, usually abbreviated in everyday language the lawyer, it is preferred for a lawyer practicing in certain jurisdictions, including South Africa (for certain lawyers), Sri Lanka and the United States term. In Canada, it is used only in Quebec. The term has its roots in the attorn verb, ie to transfer the rights and obligations of each other.
The term was used historically in the courts of England and Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. The title has been replaced by the lawyer, but still appears in the statutes of age in these jurisdictions.
The term is also used in England and Wales for lawyers who practice in the courts of common law. They were officers of the courts and were under judicial control. Lawyers, attorneys who practice in the courts of equity, were considered more respectable lawyers and half of the 19th century many lawyers lawyers were called. In 1873, the Supreme Court of Judicature Act deleted the term "lawyer" and lawyers was redesignated procurators. Lawyers do not usually appear in reality as lawyers in the higher courts a reserved role (as it is still usually) of lawyers.
In England and Wales, references in those promulgated lawyers should be interpreted as references to procurators of the largest Cortes.
In Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, several pre-partition dealing with the whole of Ireland and governing judicial structures statutes, procedures and court officers remain in force, as the Supreme Court Act Judicature (Ireland) 1877.
References in any legal provision in Northern Ireland lawyers should be made to the attorneys of the Court of the Judiciary.
In the Republic of Ireland, references to any law of a lawyer (or supervisor) should be interpreted as a reference to a lawyer.
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