barrister
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In relation to Mariano, a prosecuting barrister said she had a lead role in the offending and there was evidence that £174,000 passed between the accounts of the two defendants.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 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
Cordina's defence barrister, Tom Crowther, told the court O'Brien had been identified by family members from the video circulating online, who had raised concerns about his behaviour.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
The police officer in charge at the time, Lt Col John McAllister, believed this would be impossible without having a detrimental effect on the investigation, according to inquiry's lead barrister.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 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
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One of the central arguments from the defence barristers in the case was there was no sign of coercion of the women in these cases.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 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
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
The pair's friendship began in 1996 when they were both barristers at Doughty Street Chambers, specialising in human rights.
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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