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barrister

[bar-uh-ster] / ˈbær ə stər /


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They also criticise the five days Patterson was cross-examined by barrister Nannette Rogers.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

A defence barrister submitted the accused is a "reasonable candidate for bail as there is nothing on record for violence or domestic abuse".

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

The barrister also noted was confirmation from the child's mother about the contact her now ex-partner has with their daughter and the responsibility he upholds emotionally and financially as a father.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

In mitigation on Wednesday, his barrister Richard Wright KC said Bush offered an apology and accepted his conduct "tainted the memory of every person who has passed through his hands".

From BBC Jul. 30, 2026

Dear Mrs. O’Brien, Inasmuch as you have not succumbed to the imminence of litigation in our previous epistle be advised that we are in consultation with our barrister above in Dublin.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt

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

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

Those rulings included an order that none of the barristers could refer in their speeches to "jury equity".

From BBC May 12, 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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