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barrister: Encyclopedia - Barrister

A "barrister" ("advocate" in Scotland and the Channel Islands, "barrister-at-law" in Ireland and elsewhere) is a lawyer found in Common law jurisdictions who principally, but not exclusively, represents litigants as their advocate before the courts of that jurisdiction. In this regard, the profession of barrister corresponds neatly to that part of the role of legal professionals found in the civil law jurisdictions relating to appearing in trials or pleading cases before the courts. However, barristers, as a profession, are also known for specialising in certain areas of the law, and for giving advice ...

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barrister: Encyclopedia II - Barrister - Barristers in Northern Ireland In April 2003 there were 555 barristers in independent practice in Northern Ireland. Sixty six were Queen’s Counsel ("QC's"), barristers who have earned a high reputation and are appointed by the Queen on the recommendation of the Lord Chancellor as senior advocates and advisers. Those barristers who are not QC's are called Junior Counsel and are styled "B.L." or "Barrister-at-Law". The term "junior" is misleading since many members of the Junior Bar are experienced barristers with considerable expertise. Benchers are, and ha ...

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barrister: Encyclopedia - Advocate

An advocate is one who speaks on behalf of another, especially in a legal context. Implicit in the concept is the notion that the represented lacks the knowledge, skill, ability, or standing to speak for themselves. Common advocates include lawyers, solicitors and barristers. Advocate - Scotland. Advocates are counsel who are members of the Faculty of Advocates who are licensed to present cases in the Supreme Courts of Scotland (the Court of Session and High Court of Justiciary). Advocates wear wigs, ...

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barrister: Encyclopedia - Bar association

A bar association is a professional body of lawyers who, in some jurisdictions, are responsible for the regulation of the legal profession. In many Commonwealth jurisdictions, the "bar association" comprises lawyers who are qualified as barristers or advocates (collectively known as "the bar", or "members of the bar"), while the "law society" comprises solicitors. These bodies are sometimes mutually exclusive. In other jurisdictions, the "bar" may refer to the entire community of persons engaged in the practice of law. B ...

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barrister: Encyclopedia - Counsel

A counsel or a counsellor gives advice, more particularly in legal matters. The legal system in England uses the term counsel as a synonym for a barrister-at-law, and may apply it to mean either a single person who pleads a cause, or collectively, the body of barristers engaged in a case. The legal term counsellor, or, more fully, counsellor-at-law, became practically obsolete in England, but continued in use locally in Ireland as an equivalent to barrister, where a Senior Counsel ...

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barrister: Encyclopedia - Court dress

Court dress comprises two forms of dress: dress prescribed for Royal courts; and dress prescribed for courts of law. This article deals primarily with dress worn in the courts of law of England and Wales and elsewhere in the English-speaking world. Court dress - Court dress in the United Kingdom. Court dress - Where court dress is worn. Court dress is worn at hearings in open court in all courts of the Supreme Court of Judicature and in county courts. However, court dress ...

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Court dress - Court dress in the United Kingdom

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barrister: Encyclopedia - Victim film

Victim is a 1961 British film directed by Basil Dearden, starring Dirk Bogarde and Sylvia Simms. Victim film - Synopsis. The film tells the story of the blackmailing of a married bisexual barrister (Dirk Bogarde) after the jail suicide of his male lover. He soon discovers an elderly barber and an aristoricatic member of his gentlemen's club are also victims. Despite the risks to himself (the director made the film when homosexuality was a criminal offence in the UK), the barrister tracks the blackmai ...

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barrister: Encyclopedia - Robe

A robe is a loose-fitting outer garment of various types, including: A gown worn as part of the academic regalia of faculty or students, especially for ceremonial occasions, such as a convocations or graduations. A gown worn as part of the professional attire of a judge, barrister, or other professional. A gown worn as part of the religious dress of a cleric, chorister, monk, batizand, etc., in various faith traditions. A gown worn as part of the official dress o ...

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barrister: Encyclopedia - Judge

A judge or justice is an official who presides over a court. The powers, functions, method of appointment, and training of judges vary widely across different jurisdictions. More generally, a "judge" may be a qualified person who evaluates and passes judgment on something. For example, a judge at a county fair might award prizes to the best cattle or best jam, while dog-show judges at a dog show determines which of several dogs best meets the breed standards. Judge - Judges in the legal system. Judge ...

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barrister: Encyclopedia - Bar vocational course

The Bar Vocational Course (usually termed the BVC) is a post-graduate course that is completed by those wishing to be called to the bar, i.e. to practice as a Barrister in England and Wales. It is the second of three phases of legal education, the first being the academic phase and the third being the pupillage. You cannot practice as a Barrister unless you have completed this course. The entry requirements for the BVC is a qualifying law degree with no less than 2:2 honours, or a Graduate Diploma in Law. There are a num

barrister: Encyclopedia - Common Professional Exam

The Common Professional Examination (CPE) is a postgraduate law course that is taken by non law graduates (graduates who have a degree in a discipline that is not law or not a qualifying law degree for the LPC) wishing to become either a solicitor or Barrister in the United Kingdom. It takes 1-2 years and successful candidates can go on to do either the Legal Practice Course which will lead them to qualifying as a solicitor or the Bar Vocational Course leading to them qualifying as a Barrister. The main idea of it is to open up the la

barrister: Encyclopedia - Whitley Stokes

Whitley Stokes (February 28, 1830 - April 13, 1909) was a British lawyer and Celtic scholar. He was a son of William Stokes (1804-1878), and a grandson of Whitley Stokes (1763-1845), each of whom was Regius Professor of Physics at the University of Dublin. In his day, William Stokes, who was the author of several books on medical subjects, was one of the foremost physicians in Europe. Educated at Trinity College, Dublin, young Stokes became an English barrister in 1855, and in 1862 he went to India, where he filled sever ...

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barrister: Encyclopedia - Witness for the Prosecution

Witness for the Prosecution is a play by Agatha Christie, which has been twice made into a film. It tells the story of Sir Wilfred, a master criminal barrister who takes the case of a man on trial for murder. While he expects that the defendant's wife will stand up for him in court, she unexpectedly agrees to appear for the prosecution in a trial while multiple twists and turns occur that will test the lawyer's skill to the limit. The play itself was based on one of Christie's short stor ...

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barrister: Encyclopedia - Chamber

Chamber. Politics—see Chambers of parliament Firearms—see Chamber (weaponry) Heart chamber Combustion chamber Marvel Comics —see Chamber (comics) The Chamber was a short-lived game show on FOX. The Chamber is a suspense novel by John Grisham. Chambers Dictionary of the English Language Chambers of barristers, Queen's Counsels or Senior Counsels Chambers or spaces enclosed between two adjacent septa in the phr

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barrister: Encyclopedia - Cosmo Lang

Cosmo Gordon Lang, Baron Lang of Lambeth (1864-1945) was Archbishop of York (1908-1928) and Archbishop of Canterbury (1928-1942). Lang (like his predecessor as Archbishop of Canterbury, Randall Davidson) was a Scot and originally a Presbyterian. He was educated at the University of Glasgow and at Oxford, and studied law, envisaging a career as a barrister and probably later as a progressive Conservative politician. However, he became convinced that he was called to be a priest, and wi ...

barrister: Encyclopedia - Canadian Bar Association

The Canadian Bar Association is the Canadian voluntary bar association organization formed in 1896 representing the interests of 38,000 lawyers, judges, notaries, law teachers, and law students from across Canada involved in the legal system. It was incorporated by an Act of Parliament on April 15, 1921. About two-thirds of Canada's lawyers are members. The organization is affiliated with the Commonwealth Law Association, the Internati ...

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barrister: Encyclopedia - Civil law notary

Civil law notaries are trained jurists who often receive the same training as advocating jurists — those with a legal education who become litigators such as barristers in England and Wales and Northern Ireland or avocats in France. In Scotland notaries are qualified solicitors and members of the Law Society of Scotland. Civil law notaries are usually limited to areas of private law — that law which resolves between private individuals and involves minimal or no state intervention. The most common areas of practice f ...

barrister: Encyclopedia - Beatrix Potter

Beatrix Potter, or Helen Beatrix Potter (July 28, 1866 – December 22, 1943) was a British children's book author and illustrator. Her most famous character is Peter Rabbit. Her father, Rupert Potter, although educated as a barrister, spent his days at Gentlemen's clubs and rarely practised. Her mother spent her time visiting or receiving visitors. Both parents lived on incomes (inheritances) from their parents. Nannies and governesses raised Beatrix and her younger brother, Bertam. When she came of age, her parents app ...