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barrister

[bar-uh-ster] / ˈbær ə stər /


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When questioned by Brand's barrister on why none of the people who may have seen what happened did not raise concerns, the woman said: "It was not the present-day environment."

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

Under cross-examination by Brand's barrister, Ian Winter KC, it was put to Dobson that in his witness statement he said that Russell Brand was one of few men he knew that women would swoon over.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

As a novelist, Gardam won special acclaim for her Old Filth trilogy, published between 2004 and 2013, about an elderly English barrister and judge.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

The barrister said that if any substance was covertly administered, or if Farquhar was misled about what he was drinking prior to his death, there would be "no dispute" that Field is guilty of murder.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

Duma Nokwe, the young and good-natured barrister who was then national secretary of the Youth League, was among them.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

Andrew Thomas KC - chairman of the Criminal Bar Association, which represents barristers who work in crown and magistrates courts - said the profession was "delighted".

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

The court will hear legal submissions later on Friday from barristers for the BBC.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

During a two-day hearing at the High Court earlier this week, barristers for the MoJ said the Parole Board had failed to assess Razzell's risk properly and called for the decision to be reversed.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

But EA barristers said it had a general power to bring private prosecutions, and alternatively that allegations of conspiracy to defraud were connected to its functions.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

“One of those white wigs that British barristers plop on top of their heads when they are trying a case.”

From "Silent To The Bone" by E.L. Konigsburg


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