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

The letter organised by the Bar Council, which represents all barristers in England and Wales, says the plan is an attempt "to force through an unpopular, untested and poorly evidenced change to our jury system".

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026

"This includes the need to recruit and retain the criminal barristers and solicitors who prosecute and defend in criminal courts."

From BBC • Feb. 24, 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

“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