Sentences with phrase «as barristers there»

With the exception of a few men trained in Britain's Inns of Court and admitted as barristers there, Virginia lawyers were prohibited from practicing in both the county courts and the General Court.

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The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said there were no plans to review cases she prosecuted for them as decisions on disclosure lay with CPS lawyers rather than instructed barristers.

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).

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.

There is no such thing as a firm of barristers.

I sympathize with barristers who worry that, for example, dropping the mediation and pre-trial stages would cost them too much, but with the tens of thousands of self - represented litigants out there, it should be possible, if we can cut in half the cost of a typical file, for perhaps twice as many people to then be able to retain a lawyer.

Without barristers, there would be anarchy as the public tried to resolve their disputes with baseball bats.

As our feature this week discusses, there is only a handful of openly gay solicitors and barristers in senior positions to act as role models for those coming up through the rankAs our feature this week discusses, there is only a handful of openly gay solicitors and barristers in senior positions to act as role models for those coming up through the rankas role models for those coming up through the ranks.

There are an increasing number of people qualifying as solicitor - advocates, which means that they can acquire the same rights of audience that barristers have traditionally had to themselves.

There is no such thing as «half a lawyer»; either you have the relevant qualification (such as being a trained barrister / solicitor - advocate to represent somebody in court) or you are not, in which case you have the same rights as any member of the public.

For those with a burning desire to parade around with a piece of dead horse on their head there is good news — with effect from 1 January 2008 solicitor advocates in the crown court will be able to wear similar attire as barristers.

I believe the real reason to defer call is that gaining a 2:2 law degree and passing the BVC is not difficult, and the result of an increase in BVC graduates is that there are many people who may call themselves barristers but who can not be regarded as part of the law's professional elite.