Panel Advocates definition

Panel Advocates means self-employed Advocates who have been offered and have entered into a Panel Advocate’s Contract, and are responsible for carrying out VHCC Work as part of a Panel Member’s Defence Team;

Examples of Panel Advocates in a sentence

  • Contact details for all Panel Advocates will be provided on the VHCC Advocate List which is published on the LSC website at ▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇.▇▇.

  • A template VHCC Notification Request Form will be issued to Panel Advocates.

  • Some Panel Advocates may, therefore, operate under two different schemes at the same time for different VHCCs.

  • We may issue Panel Advocates with Guidance under this Contract following Contract award and from time to time during the Panel Term.

  • Where this is the case, Panel Members and Panel Advocates are required to act jointly, as members of the Defence Team, to ensure that the obligations are complied with.

  • All Panel Advocates are Advocates but not all Advocates are Panel Advocates; only self-employed Advocates are Panel Advocates.

  • Panel Advocates who are solicitor-advocates must have a current practising certificate.

  • Self-employed Advocates are required to sign up to this Contract in order to become Panel Advocates.

  • Panel Advocates who are Barristers must be registered with The Bar Council of England and Wales as practising barristers.

  • Those Panel Advocates may only remain on the Panel if they are members of another Panel Member’s Defence Team.