... civil case you employ a solicitor to guide you and represent you in a small claims court. In criminal law you will have both a solicitor and a barrister where the solicitor will advise you and the barrister and then in court the barrister will represent you and defend you in court in front of a jury. Some of examples of civil cases are: * a person who is hurt in a car accident sues the driver of the other car; * a worker sues his employer after the worker hurts his back at work and can never work again; * A homeowner who has hired a builder to build a new kitchen sues the builder when the kitchen is badly built and has to be fixed; * A family sues their doctor when the doctor has been giving her doses of a medicine she does not need and is not ill. ...

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