barrister

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Prosecution barrister Edward Kalber urged magistrates to send the case to crown court "to give maximum latitude for the sentencing decision".

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

"Why were you searching?" asked his defence barrister, Wilding KC.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

Asked by his barrister Jonathan Caplan KC if the DPG had ever sent help for the protests, Yuen said "sometimes yes, sometimes no".

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

Under cross-examination from Adams' barrister he said that Tuesday was the first time in his life he had ever been in the same room as the former Sinn Féin leader.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

I learned an eclectic smattering of Commonwealth law from a traveling barrister too drunk or too pompous to realize he was lecturing an eight-year-old.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss