turno de oficio

English translation: spell of each duty solicitor in the legal aid scheme

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Spanish term or phrase:turno de oficio
English translation:spell of each duty solicitor in the legal aid scheme
Entered by: Ana Juliá

17:03 Jun 26, 2003
Spanish to English translations [Non-PRO]
Law/Patents - Law (general)
Spanish term or phrase: turno de oficio
Supongo que en los países de habla inglesa habrá un concepto similar, ¿no es cierto?
Blanca González
Local time: 17:48
spell of each duty solicitor in the legal aid scheme
Explanation:
turno
duty, spell of duty; shift.
turno de día/noche
day/night shift
turno de oficio
spell of each duty solicitor in the legal aid scheme
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Ana Juliá
Spain
Local time: 17:48
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Muchas gracias.
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4 +3spell of each duty solicitor in the legal aid scheme
Ana Juliá
5 +1requesting legal aid / using legal aid services
Maria Luisa Duarte


  

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spell of each duty solicitor in the legal aid scheme


Explanation:
turno
duty, spell of duty; shift.
turno de día/noche
day/night shift
turno de oficio
spell of each duty solicitor in the legal aid scheme


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Ana Juliá
Spain
Local time: 17:48
Works in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 19
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Muchas gracias.

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agree  Michael Powers (PhD)
14 mins
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agree  Natalia Jaime
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agree  Сергей Лузан
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
requesting legal aid / using legal aid services


Explanation:
de oficio" means at the court's own initiative (meaning not as the result
of the iniative of any of the parties)

the term seems to refer to the
Spanish system for providing legal aid in which lawyers have to accept legal
aid cases on rotation. Unlike the U.S. system (as far as I know), the
Spanish system also covers legal services for the plaintiff in situations that qualify. <requesting legal aid> and <using legal
aid services to litigate the case>.




Maria Luisa Duarte
Spain
Local time: 17:48
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 146

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agree  Elizabeth Joy Pitt de Morales
7235 days
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