barrister
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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
Defence barrister Amy Edwards said Kershaw was suffering from a "compulsive spending addiction" at the time.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
Defence barrister Chris Henley said Albadri's plan "could never ever have succeeded", adding "there was no serious risk of any harm to anybody".
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
He’s sitting opposite, a newcomer, an interloper—a retired barrister with a square jaw, pitted nose, and great floppy ears.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
Severin added that the retired senior judges and leading barristers, who sat on the Commission, have "spent their careers interpreting complicated facts, dealing with witnesses and applying relevant weight to evidence".
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 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
As part of the High Court trial in London, barristers for the car owners cited a report from the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
They sit with two side members who are sports lawyers, barristers or mediators.
From BBC ● May 13, 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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