barrister
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Prosecuting barrister Lucy Organ asked him: "If you were really sick for work, how were you able to start your work at the Home Office?"
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
The defence barrister also raised concerns about the impact that a custodial sentence for Mariano could have on her family.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
From behind a blue screen, the woman described the kiss as "sloppy" and "very, very rough", when asked by the prosecution barrister about the alleged attack.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
The prosecuting barrister outlined that Mariano had funded a trip to Turkey for gastric implant surgery for a "not insignificant amount".
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 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
Despite being explicitly prevented from blaming any party for a death, hearings can often descend into a blame game, with barristers trying to save or sully an organisation's reputation.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
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
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
The second phase - which has not been fully reported until now - saw the judge set out a lengthy and legally complex reasoning for the court record so that barristers could understand his thinking.
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 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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