barrister
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In mitigation, barrister Edward Butler said the defendant "will never stop being sorry".
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026
On Monday, his barrister, Michael Hayton KC, told the hearing his client is currently in Canada.
From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026
A video of her expressing delight at becoming a barrister and the challenges she's overcome has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times on social media, leaving the 30-year-old overwhelmed.
From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026
For O'Sullivan, defence barrister Ian Bridge said he was "filled with remorse" and that the impact of what happened remained profound.
From BBC • Apr. 24, 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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