barrister
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Defence barrister Andrew Wesley said he was unable to offer any personal mitigation on behalf of Khan, as he still disputed the identity and age under which he was prosecuted.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
Bush's own barrister Richard Wright KC said "greed, incompetence and an inability to keep up with his own failings" had driven the crimes.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
In court, barrister Richard Wright KC said his client, who admitted the charges, was a man of previous good character who had "lost his good name and his livelihood".
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 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
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
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
They sit with two side members who are lawyers, barristers or mediators.
From BBC ● May 19, 2026
They sit with two side members who are sports lawyers, barristers or mediators.
From BBC ● May 13, 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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