barrister

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Prosecution barrister Edward Kalber urged magistrates to send the case to crown court "to give maximum latitude for the sentencing decision".

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

During the sentencing hearing, the court was read a number of statements from the victims' parents by prosecuting barrister Virginia Cornwall.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

Under cross-examination from Adams' barrister he said that Tuesday was the first time in his life he had ever been in the same room as the former Sinn Féin leader.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

The barrister said: "Mr Barton has now accepted that his campaign against Ms Aluko amounted to harassment and that he should not have made the publications."

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

“Let me make this promise, Vivian. If you become a barrister, I shall buy you your peruke.”

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