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barrister

[bar-uh-ster] / ˈbær ə stər /


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North Lanarkshire SNP group said Carragher had been cleared by an independent advocate and barrister and it had "full confidence" in her return to the party.

From BBC Aug. 23, 2026

Both requests were rejected, the barrister said, and the reasons have not been made public.

From BBC Aug. 22, 2026

"The only proper remedy is... the order for a re-trial," Patterson's barrister Richard Edney said.

From BBC Aug. 22, 2026

Patterson's barrister Richard Edney said this "catastrophic" situation had "undermined the integrity of the verdicts and requires the quashing of the convictions".

From BBC Aug. 19, 2026

I learned an eclectic smattering of Commonwealth law from a traveling barrister too drunk or too pompous to realize he was lecturing an eight-year-old.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

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

On Wednesday, barristers described how damp and mould had spread to coffins, and that faeces and dried bodily fluids were seen on the floor.

From BBC Jul. 29, 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

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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