My dismal attempt at speaking Thai.

[mauRICE]

6 hours ago, Keithambrose said:

Dont forget there are no English attorneys.

Hmmm, Ah-me-ri-kans could say English lawyers who are also members of the New York Bar (or any other US state bar) are English attorneys, no? 😅 For example, the handsome international law barrister Alex Haines who's also called to the New York and Washington DC Bars. 😉

And what about the beautiful and brilliant Amal Clooney? She was called to the New York Bar long before she became a barrister in the UK. A British attorney, surely. 😛

[Keithambrose]

8 hours ago, mauRICE said:

Hmmm, Ah-me-ri-kans could say English lawyers who are also members of the New York Bar (or any other US state bar) are English attorneys, no? 😅 For example, the handsome international law barrister Alex Haines who's also called to the New York and Washington DC Bars. 😉

And what about the beautiful and brilliant Amal Clooney? She was called to the New York Bar long before she became a barrister in the UK. A British attorney, surely. 😛

With respect  as we lawyers say, or with the greatest respect,  if you want to be a bit rude, it depends on the context. Yes, a dual qualified lawyer in the USA and England  and Wales, or Scotland, can be a qualified US attorney, many are,  but I would still argue that they are not an English attorney! They are a US Attorney,  who happens to be of English nationality. I accept that it's rather a subtle distinction! 

 

I would point out though, that you cannot, in any event,  be a British qualified  lawyer, as Scotland  has a different  legal system,  as a result  of being our enemy  and allied with France, rather a long time ago! Hence, I am, or was, a solicitor of the Superior Courts of England and Wales. I accept, however,  that if you can say that a British citizen, who is qualified  in the US, is a British attorney, then that would follow. Don't get me started on Northern Ireland!

[vinapu]

3 hours ago, Keithambrose said:

With respect  as we lawyers say, or with the greatest respect,  if you want to be a bit rude, it depends on the context. Yes, a dual qualified lawyer in the USA and England  and Wales, or Scotland, can be a qualified US attorney, many are,  but I would still argue that they are not an English attorney! They are a US Attorney,  who happens to be of English nationality. I accept that it's rather a subtle distinction! 

 

I would point out though, that you cannot, in any event,  be a British qualified  lawyer, as Scotland  has a different  legal system,  as a result  of being our enemy  and allied with France, rather a long time ago! Hence, I am, or was, a solicitor of the Superior Courts of England and Wales. I accept, however,  that if you can say that a British citizen, who is qualified  in the US, is a British attorney, then that would follow. Don't get me started on Northern Ireland!

or Isle of Man and Channel Islands ?