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barrister::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | attorney, lawyer |
| Has types | serjeant-at-law, sergeant, sergeant-at-law, serjeant, counsel to the crown |
Examples of barrister
barrister
Former barrister who has been MP for Islington South and Finsbury for six years.
From the independent.co.uk
A teenage Mahatma Gandhi travelled to London in 1888 to train to be a barrister.
From the independent.co.uk
Finlayson was admitted to the Bar as a barrister and solicitor in February 1981.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The defence barrister successfully argued that Van Praagh acted in self-defence.
From the nzherald.co.nz
McCay followed his daughter and became a barrister, enrolling on 8 October 1925.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Yes, replied barrister Adam Wagner, but don't throw out the underfunded Bailii.
From the guardian.co.uk
Including a prominent barrister and various senior doctors in David Kelly's case?
From the guardian.co.uk
Should it really have needed a barrister to explain that he didn't have a case?
From the guardian.co.uk
Defence barrister Michael Salter said Nichol accepted he had a terrible record.
From the borehamwoodtimes.co.uk
- A British or Canadian lawyer who speaks in the higher courts of law on behalf of either the defense or prosecution
- A barrister is a lawyer found in many common law jurisdictions that employ a split profession (as opposed to a fused profession) in relation to legal representation. In split professions, the other types of lawyers are mainly solicitors. ...
- A lawyer with the right to speak and argue as an advocate in higher lawcourts
- (barristering) The activity of working as a barrister
- (Barristers) A member of one of the four Inns of Court who has been called to the Bar. Barristers have the exclusive rights of audience in the High Court and the superior courts. Barristers usually specialise in one or two areas of law. They practice out of a set of Chambers. ...
- A qualified lawyer who represents people in court and who may provide legal opinion out of court.
- A person who has followed a course of legal training and has qualified as competent to represent people in court
- The name given in England to a lawyer licensed to appear in court to argue cases, as opposed to a solicitor, who is for the most part an attorney who works out-of-court to discover facts, research applicable law, and prepare his clients' cases for a barrister to argue before the bench.
- A lawyer in England and Wales who has rights of audience before the courts.
