What is the role of the lawyer/solicitor in the margistrate court?
This sounds like someone’s homework. Some solicitors represent the Prosecution and argue the case and examine witnesses on that basis. Other solicitors represent the defendant in cases before the court. There is always a duty solicitor in the court (during the morning session, anyway) to help defendants who are unrepresented and who face criminal charges. The clerk of the court is normally either a solicitor or a barrister and is responsible for maintaining records of proceedings and for advising lay magistrates. If a District Judge is presiding over the court, he or she will be legally qualified — either a barrister or a solicitor.
