barrister
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Akhand qualified as a barrister in 2022 but does not hold a licence to practice, meaning he is what is known as a non-practising or unregistered barrister.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
A former barrister, Turner was elected as an MP in 2010 and served in the shadow cabinet of former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
The barrister said Lonsdale acknowledged that no sentence the court could pass, or apology from her, would ever be enough.
From BBC • Mar. 13, 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
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