barrister
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Both requests were rejected, the barrister said, and the reasons have not been made public.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
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
Fong then gave evidence in court, where she was asked by defence barrister Rebecca Filletti whether she would ever leave her seven-year-old daughter alone with a dog.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
“Let me make this promise, Vivian. If you become a barrister, I shall buy you your peruke.”
From "Silent To The Bone" by E.L. Konigsburg
Despite being explicitly prevented from blaming any party for a death, hearings can often descend into a blame game, with barristers trying to save or sully an organisation's reputation.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
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
They sit with two side members who are lawyers, barristers or mediators.
From BBC ● May 19, 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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