barrister
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Fleming's barrister told the court the defence had received a psychological report and a second medical report was pending.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
Asked by his defence barrister if he wanted teachers to discover it, he said "no" and also denied wanting to use it in a violent way or to deliberately injure Williams.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
"These senior NHS leaders - both at NUH and in the regional team - need to be questioned in court by a barrister with witnesses, with evidence," he said.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
At a hearing at the Royal Courts of Justice earlier this week, their barrister Sallie Bennett-Jenkins KC argued that decision was "flawed", and said they had "been treated differently from other suspects or defendants".
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 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
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The MoD is defending the legal bid, with its barristers telling the court that the claim has been brought too late.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
Criminal barristers in Northern Ireland are now due to return to covering legal aid funded Crown Court cases after coming to an agreement in their dispute over fees earlier this month.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026
They sit with two side members who are lawyers, barristers or mediators.
From BBC ● May 19, 2026
Opening a three-day defence of the home secretary's proscription of the group, barristers told the Court of Appeal on Tuesday that overturning it would limit ministers' counter-terrorism powers.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 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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