Sentences with phrase «as a barrister of»

Duncan qualified as a barrister of England and Wales in 2004.

Now that cases occupy hard drives and the evidence is itself more commonly in the form of electronic documents, our profession needs to become as adept at manipulating and presenting electronic media as the barristers of old were using the tools of their time.

In addition he was admitted as a solicitor in Hong Kong (1990), as a Solicitor and Barrister of the Australian Capital Territory (1993) and as a Barrister of the High Court of Australia (1993).

Not exact matches

He was admitted as a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of New Zealand, a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Victoria and as a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of New South Wales.

Why don't we have «regular» characters who simply have faith as part of their make - up, but are also shopkeepers, barristers and full - time mums?

The Public Order Act Last month, we published English barrister Paul Diamond's report on official bigotry against Christianity in England, which uses the Public Order Act and its outlawing of speech that is «threatening, abusive, or insulting» as an excuse.

The English law is inseparably bound up with the history and structure of the Inns of Court, those ancient collegiate societies to which, until recently, every barrister had to belong, and which, in my days as a student, insisted that you could not be called to the Bar without first dining for a requisite number of nights in the Hall of your Inn.

Generally speaking, Daniel Dennett's method in all his books is too often reminiscent of the forensic technique employed by the Snark, in the Barrister's dream, to defend a pig charged with abandoning its sty: The Snark admits the desertion but then immediately claims this as proof of the pig's alibi (for the creature was obviously absent from the scene of the crime at the time of its commission).

He only tentatively accepted my explanation that in nonliterary circles she was known as Mrs. Hubert Stuart Moore, the wife of a London barrister.

Murray Goulburn's barrister, Christopher Archibald, hinted that the company, as some in the market have speculated, may drop the minimum 50 per cent acceptance condition of its bid for WCB if Saputo meets its own 50 per cent threshold.

As reported by the Telegraph, the wideman — who won the Premier League title with Manchester City in 2012 — has also been stripped of his England caps, as confirmed by the player's barrister, Orlando Pownall QAs reported by the Telegraph, the wideman — who won the Premier League title with Manchester City in 2012 — has also been stripped of his England caps, as confirmed by the player's barrister, Orlando Pownall Qas confirmed by the player's barrister, Orlando Pownall QC.

«As Mr Kelsey - Fry [Huhne's barrister] has foreshadowed, you should have no illusions whatsoever as to the sort of sentence that you are likely to receive.&raquAs Mr Kelsey - Fry [Huhne's barrister] has foreshadowed, you should have no illusions whatsoever as to the sort of sentence that you are likely to receive.&raquas to the sort of sentence that you are likely to receive.»

State Chairman of the party, High Chief Jide Awe, deputy chairman, Chief (Mrs) Kemi Olaleye; State Secretary, Barrister Paul Omotosho led other state, local government and ward executives as well as elders of the party to the quarterly meeting.

She studied Law at the University of Kent before practising as a barrister from 1985 to 2005, specialising in human rights law under the guidance of Michael Mansfield.

Our news story on Wednesday followed events in parliament as Michael Gove faced a committee of MPs minutes after news broke of a barristers strike.

As a qualified barrister, she had utmost respect for the rule of law when considering military intervention.

Labour has picked a new candidate to replace the defeated Dunwoody, in his first press release to get any coverage he attacks the Conservative MP and local hero Edward Timpson, for being lazy and continuing to work as a barrister — not true of course — but when did the actuality ever get in the way of a Labour smear campaign.

The evening is completed via a sojourn to the Smoking Room, with a few Scotch and sodas shared with Local Government Minister Bob Neill, a font of stories from his time as a criminal barrister in the East End, Nadine and Mark Francois (another Brent veteran and who I am fond of despite him being a very important Whip!)

The investigation committee had National Commissioner Engineer Abubakar Nahuche as Chairman, another National Commissioner Barrister May Agbamuche - Mbu, two Resident Electoral Commissioners (Barristers Mike Igini and Kassim Geidam) as well as some Directors and staff of the Commission, who are experts in ICT, as members.

Members of the commission who have been given four weeks to work are: Justice M.A Adeigbe who is the chairman, Mrs. Bose Dawodu DCP (rtd), Barrister Ismail Ajibade, the State Commissioner of Police, the State Director of DSS and Mr. Bisi Babalola who will act as the secretary.

eidamYobe state governor, Alhaji Ibrahim Geidam has approved the appointment of Alhaji Hassan Saleh, Barrister Bala Haladu, Musa Maina Dumburi, Hajiya Fatsuma Talba, Ibrahim Bakabe and Alhaji Usman Sugum as Special Advisers to extend fellowship and boost his team for the 2015 general election in the state.

Vicky Pryce's barrister Julian Knowles QC has asked for leniency, saying: «She has already suffered considerable punishment as a result of accepting her husband's driving points 10 years ago.»

Speakers at the Masterclass come from a range of both legal and technical expertise, including solicitors from International firms such as Pinsent Masons, CMS Cameron McKenna, barristers from Keating and Atkin chambers, and technical experts from chambers of commerce, Hill International and Cadogans Consultants.

«In practice, if campaigner X is incurring bills in the knowledge that campaigner Y is going to pay those bills it is quite difficult to see that sensibly as anything but working together,» says Jolyon Maugham QC, one of Britain's leading barristers.

Edward Legard, a former soldier and now a barrister practicing in the North of England, has been selected as Tory candidate for Darlington.

Barrister Solomon Dalong outfit is much more like that of a comrade as he wears a red beret and claded in a «Khaki» like clothing.

Mr Campbell won his seat in the 1987 general election after a successful career as a barrister, and rapidly emerged as one of the party's stars.

In his welcome address, the Head of Department, Voter Education and Publicity (VEP), Barrister Jacob Ayanda emphasized the need for the participants to take the training seriously as the new policy implies a profound diffusion of voter education to the grassroots as part of preparations towards the 2019 general elections.

As justice secretary, he saw unwelcome headlines over issues including legal aid cuts that sparked an unprecedented walkout by barristers and solicitors, mandatory court charges and an attempt to ban books being sent to prisoners, most of which were later reversed.

Other members include: HRH, Alhaji (Dr) Ndanusa Haliru Yahaya, Emir of Shonga; Mrs Funsho Dada Lawal, Solicitor General / Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Justice; Barrister Taiye Oniyide, Professioal arbitrator, Bayo Ojo & Co; Representatives of Commissioner of Police and SSS while Elder David Adesina, Permanent Secretary, Political, Cabinet and Special Services, Governor's Office serves as Secretary.

Lord Feldman, top - drawer barrister and Oxford chum of Cameron's, denies that he was the senior Tory who made the remark about the party faithful in a brief exchange with a pair of political reporters as he passed their table in a Westminster restaurant.

Minister of Communications, Barrister Abdulraheem Adebayo Shittu on Monday in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital declared that more than 50 percent of commercial motorcyclists, popularly known as (Okada Riders) in Lagos State have gone back to their farms.

The high earners also included Geoffrey Cox, Tory MP for Torridge and West Devon, who declared # 417,000 from acting as a barrister for clients including the government of Mauritius and Aegis Tax LLP.

However, Martin soon begins to suspect that all's not well with the case, and uncovers some information of his own that could not only jeopardize the case, but also Claudia's life if she were to reveal it, as a prior barrister on the case died under mysterious circumstances.

From Britain comes «The Brief: Complete Collection» (Acorn), a seriocomic legal series starring Alan Davies as brilliant barrister with a messy personal life, and «French Fields: Complete Collection» (Acorn), the sitcom of Brits in France starring Anton Rogers and Julia McKenzie.

The picture was a dream project for the filmmaker for more than two decades, and it's no surprise that it takes the shape of a hallowed pamphlet, wafting from one historical event to another — the early humiliation as a «coolie barrister,» the activism in South Africa, the Amritsar Massacre of 1919, the Dandi Salt March of 1930, the «Quit India» resolution — in a cloud of incense.

Cleese scripts and stars as London barrister Archie Leach, hired to defend a gem thief, and earning a much - vaunted «sex symbol» tag with the affections of gangster's moll Wanda Gershwitz (Curtis).

And then, of course, there's Cleese himself as the superbly - pompous defence barrister Archie Leach (which, as an interesting aside, is the real name of one Cary Grant).

Yes, only two Python alumni star in A Fish Called Wanda — John Cleese as upright barrister (lawyer) Archie Leech and Michael Palin as the poor stuttering thief Ken — but the film captures many of the madcap sensibilities honed by the comedy team during their years together.

«Witness for the Prosecution» (1957, Billy Wilder) From the famous Agatha Christie short story, Billy Wilder expertly fashions one of the screen's trickiest trial - drama / murder mysteries — with Charles Laughton as the wily, wheelchair - bound barrister, his real - life wife Elsa Lanchester as his long - suffering nurse, and Tyrone Power and Marlene Dietrich as the incendiary couple caught up in a legendary triple - reverse surprise ending.

The proportion of privately educated Olympic winners is the same as that for MPs (32 %), but less than leading journalists (51 %), top barristers (71 %) or BAFTA winners (42 %), according to Sutton Trust studies.

If the bank believes your complaint may be investigated by the Ombudsman or that you are resolutely going to stick at court action, take up the new arguments and make it send costly barristers — it may offer a full, or more likely part, settlement — as that could be cheaper than incurring the expensive of fighting.

A graduate from City of London with an LLB in Business Law and a qualified Barrister, Duncan entered the interactive games business in 1996 working for Electronic Arts as their first lawyer for Europe.

The live - action adaptation of Yasuomi Umetsu's (Wizard Barristers, Galilei Donna) violent crime tragedy anime Kite, starring Samuel L. Jackson as corrupt detective Karl Aker with India Eisley as young assassin Sawa in the film, hits Japan on April 11th.

Inside a high glass dome, a barrister's wig rests on a pillar of grey marble, as if the truth upon which the law depends was inevitably a grey matter.

If there is to be an investigation, then, I suggest that it be undertaken by someone skilled in the rules of evidence, such as a senior judge or barrister.

Section 2 of the Barristers Act allows for these appointments provincially as well, though this practice has fell into disuse with the creation of the C.S. designation by LSUC.

As part of Lawyer Monthly's new series on law school, recruitment and careers in the legal sector, John Oxley, Barrister at Vardags relays an educational piece below on the journey from paralegal to managing partner, and everything in between.

The research, carried out over three months, draws on a review of official documents, research and statistical data, as well as 21 interviews with barristers, solicitors, immigration judges and other specialists.

The new, fairer Advocates» Graduated Fee Scheme (AGFS), if implemented, will mean barristers» fees are no longer based on outdated and distorting factors such as the number of pages in a case, but instead are paid according to the seriousness and complexity of the work.