barristers

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

From BBC • May 12, 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

Justice Minister Naomi Long said barristers were set to receive a 16% fee increase by mid-January, but the uplift did not stop the strike.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026

Access to the closed part of the case is available only to the judge, government, and security-cleared barristers known as special advocates who represent al-Libi.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 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