Barrister

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In English law. A counsellor admitted to plead at the bar. Inner Barrister. A Serjeant or king’s counsel who pleads within the bar. Ouster Barrister. One who pleads ouster, or without the bar. Vacation Barrister. A counsellor newly called to the bar, who is to attend for several long vacations the exercise of the house. Barristers are called apprentices, apprentitii ad legem, being looked upon as learners, and not qualified until they obtain the degree of serjeant. Edmund Plowden, the author of the Commentarie.s, a volume of elaborate reports in the reigns of Edward VI., Mary, Philip and Mary, and Elizabeth, describes himself as an apprentice of the common law. See “Attorney.”

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In English law. A counsellor admitted to plead at the bar. Inner Barrister. A Serjeant or king’s counsel who pleads within the bar. Ouster Barrister. One who pleads ouster, or without the bar. Vacation Barrister. A counsellor newly called to the bar, who is to attend for several long vacations the exercise of the house. Barristers are called apprentices, apprentitii ad legem, being looked upon as learners, and not qualified until they obtain the degree of serjeant. Edmund Plowden, the author of the Commentarie.s, a volume of elaborate reports in the reigns of Edward VI., Mary, Philip and Mary, and Elizabeth, describes himself as an apprentice of the common law. See “Attorney.”

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    Further Reading (Articles)

    Barristers should be allowed to form legal partnerships, The Irish Times; April 9, 2012; ISOLDE GOGGIN

    BARRISTERS found guilty of professional misconduct face being struck off for the first time under new rules introduced by the King’s Inns., Irish Independent (Dublin, Republic of Ireland); June 4, 2010

    Barristers — African-American lawyers in Philadelphia, The Philadelphia Tribune; October 4, 1994; Pierre L. Vincent

    Barristers keen to break with their fogeyish image, The Irish Times; December 3, 2004; Colm Keena

    Barrister, Wales On Sunday (Cardiff, Wales); May 6, 2007

    Barristers’ Liability – The Current Landscape., Mondaq Business Briefing; February 25, 2008

    Barristers face costs, equity and access issues, The Irish Times; September 21, 2011

    BARRISTER PRESIDENT GETS MAJORITY STAKE IN FIRM, The Buffalo News (Buffalo, NY); November 26, 2003; MATT GLYNN

    BARRISTER POSTS A NET PROFIT, BUT AN OPERATING LOSS, The Buffalo News (Buffalo, NY); July 3, 1996; DAVID ROBINSON – News Business Reporter

    BARRISTER GLOBAL’S NEW CEO PREDICTS PROFITABLE YEAR, The Buffalo News (Buffalo, NY); September 10, 2002; DAVID ROBINSON

    BARRISTER SELLS 32% STAKE TO BRITISH GROUP, The Buffalo News (Buffalo, NY); April 1, 1996; DAVID ROBINSON – News Business Reporter

    Female barristers and their feminist supporters.(Legal Notes), National Observer – Australia and World Affairs; March 22, 2003; Spry, I.C.F.

    Barristers Ready to Refuse Criminal Cases in Fees Row, Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales); September 8, 2005

    TOP BARRISTER EXEC OPTIMISTIC FIRM’S PROFITS WILL INCREASE, The Buffalo News (Buffalo, NY); August 9, 1996; JAMES M. ODATO – News Business Reporter

    Guilty Pleas and Barristers’ Incentives: Lessons from England, The Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics; April 1, 2007; Tague, Peter W

    BARRISTER BUYS SOFTWARE FIRM FOR $2.18 MILLION IN STOCK, The Buffalo News (Buffalo, NY); January 19, 1999; DAVID ROBINSON

    Competition Authority analysis of barristers’ fees flawed, The Irish Times; April 23, 2012; CHARLES LYSAGHT

    Feminism today: female barristers complain wrongly again.(Editorial), National Observer – Australia and World Affairs; March 22, 2004

    Declining Professionalism in Court: A Comparative Look at the English Barrister, The Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics; July 1, 2006; McMahon, William C III

    FORMER HITACHI EXEC TO SUCCEED SEMMELHACK AT BARRISTER, The Buffalo News (Buffalo, NY); January 8, 2002; DAVID ROBINSON


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