INNS of COURT...

Royal Court of Justice - Strand St

Took a London Walk called 
"Legal & Illegal London"
check it out at:

www.walks.com

Tour Guide (Angela) shared:
Judges 
(the "Big Wigs")
preside over court

Barristers
belong to one of four "legal societies"

(Middle Temple, Inner Temple, Lincoln's Inn 
or Gray's Inn)


deal with more complex legal (high profile or expensive) court cases 


Soliciters
don't have to belong to a "legal society"
deal with divorce, simple criminal cases etc

Each legal society has its own courtyard for their barristers

(including dining facilities, legal library, & offices)

the courtyards are "drop-dead" beautiful, quiet & difficult to find!?!

Angela took us to see...

the

Temple Church

Inner Temple & Middle Temple 

barristers & their families

are invited to attend the Temple Church

(sound familiar? remember reading about the 

Knights Templar in the Da Vinci Code?)

With all this "legal-speak" 

my eyes were starting to glaze...

but as we rounded the corner ~
the tour redeemed itself...

Judges & barristers purchase 

their wigs & robes 

from this shoppe...

AND

you know the term

"BIG WIG"

this is what the 

"Big Wigs" (judges) 
wear in court

Barristers 

(high legal attorneys) 

wear this

"UP-DO"

(in high school, any hairdo 
that was curled & off your shoulders 
was called an "UP-DO")

I'm just ITCHING to wear this!

(actually, thinking about wearing

ANY wig

on a humid or foggy day in London 

makes me itch)

 All this "legal mumbo-jumbo" 

is making me tired...

BUT ~

this cute pub sign

reminds me...

...if you need legal assistance,

make sure you pick a 

BULL DOG

to win your case!!