Sentences with phrase «practice as a barrister»

He was appointed QC in 1995 and continued in practice as a barrister.

He practiced as a barrister and solicitor, and was named Queen's counsel in 1971.

Samina was appointed as a part - time Immigration Judge in 2006 and has also practiced as a barrister in the areas of family and immigration law since 2000.

Salim Moollan has been in private practice as a barrister since 1998, specialising in international and commercial law, and in particular international and commercial arbitration.

He is admitted to practice as a Barrister in the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court in the circuits of Anguilla (2012) and the British Virgin Islands (2013).

Pannu, who received his law degree in 2002 from the University of Alberta, previously practiced as a barrister and solicitor in Toronto, Ontario.

Nowadays however, being called to the bar literally means that you are fully qualified to practice as a barrister, and represent another party in court.

Not exact matches

From 1976 - 78 he was a legal officer with the Attorney - General's Department and from 1979 worked as barrister, advising on trade practices, commercial, administrative, equity and constitutional cases.

Patrick Hennessy — Served as a grenadier guard officer in Iraq and Afghanistan and is now a practicing barrister.

«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.

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.

However, if these same individuals, adhering to the same Christian beliefs, associate with each other in a community such as TWU to study law, the Barristers» Society prohibits them from practicing law in Nova Scotia.

The Barristers» Society does not prohibit Christian law graduates of other law schools in Canada (or the U.S.) from entering the legal profession in Nova Scotia if they, as individuals, adhere to traditional Christian beliefs and practices, including those concerning sexuality and marriage.

Most colleges don't factor your particular major into the application, so choosing a notary, Magistrate, Politician A lawyer is a person who practices law, as an advocate, barrister, attorney, counselor or solicitor or chartered legal executive.

This industry comprises offices of legal practitioners, such as lawyers, barristers and solicitors, primarily engaged in the practice of law.

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.

A lawyer is a person who practices law, as an advocate, barrister, attorney, counselor or solicitor or chartered legal executive.

Since 1976, in honor of the significant contribution of Black attorneys dedicated to the pursuit of excellence, justice, equal opportunity and positive change, the Barristers» Association of Philadelphia, Inc. has held an annual dinner to celebrate up - and - coming law students, practicing attorneys and jurists who embody professionalism, dedication to the profession as well as a commitment to the Black Philadelphia legal community and public communities.

Dr B Mahendra, barrister and consultant psychiatrist, says good practice requires that more formal assessments under the Act are undertaken soon after the reception of the patient — so as to make him either a voluntary patient or detain him under more formal civil provisions.

From the point of view of this class — a class I'll just call «lawyers» — it's too clear for argument that (i) law has things to do so that some instrumentalist theory has to be adopted; (ii) few things are simple, so that no single theory will work in every case, whether it's «wealth maximization», «corrective justice», «contract as promise», compensation or deterrence; and (iii) the demands of practice, the solicitor's need to create relations which will be projected into the (uncertain) future and to control the risks his or her client faces, the barrister's need to conduct litigation at a price the parties can afford and in the context of the adversary system, powerfully limit the consideration that a lawyer can give to theory.

She returned to London to practice as a junior barrister at the English bar mainly in the County Courts at a mixed set of chambers.

As a practicing attorney, she was named a Barrister in the American Inns of Court, an elite association of judges, attorneys and law students dedicated to excellence and professionalism in the practice of law in the courtroom.

As a regulator, it is our job to do what we can to enable barristers to alter the ways in which they can structure their practice so it better meets clients» needs.»

The Bar Council's Practice & Ethics hub includes other support materials produced by the Ethics Committee, as well as practical guides for barristers and chambers.

«How are chambers going to comply when we, as practice managers, don't have the apparent authority to tell barristers what to do?

His lordship emphasised the features of practice at the Bar, such as: individual practice; the prohibition against partnership; and the everyday occurrence for a barrister to appear in front of or against a member of his chambers.

Marc Mercier holds a Bachelor of Science (majoring in Anatomy, Physiology and Forensics), a Bachelor of Laws and a Master of Laws (specialising in litigation and dispute management) from the University of Queensland, is admitted as a Barrister - at - Law of the Supreme Court of Queensland and of the High Court of Australia, with a current practicing certificate, and is a Nationally Accredited Mediator in Australia through Bond University and the University of Queensland.

A lawyer is a person who practices law, as an advocate, barrister, attorney, counselor, solicitor, not as a paralegal or charter executive secretary.

Offering access to barristers directly on a pay - as - you go basis, the group's legal director, Trevor Howarth, trumpeted it as the future while describing criminal practices as «very wounded animals ready to die».

As former practicing barristers we have the experience and expertise, where necessary, to conduct cases effectively through court proceedings, thereby providing our clients with a comprehensive service and significant savings in costs

In Australia, the word «lawyer» is used to refer to both barristers and solicitors (whether in private practice or practicing as corporate in - house counsel).

As a Direct Access Barrister with a litigation practice, it's difficult managing incoming client care, because I'm in court and tribunal frequently.

Rachael has been practising as a Barrister for over 20 years, She has developed a practice in all aspects of family law, with particular regard to those involving child protection issues.

She was called to the Bar as a barrister in 1986 in South Africa and thereafter practiced as a prosecutor.

As a starting proposition, Ontario lawyers that engage in the practice of law (i.e., giving legal advice respecting the laws of Ontario or Canada, or providing the professional services of a barrister or solicitor to others) are required to have LawPRO insurance in place.

He has been consistently ranked as a leading commercial barrister by the professional directories across a range of practice areas.

This is an essential title for all barristers and solicitors who work in criminal practice, as well as charities, organisations and community groups that provide advice and support for protests and protesters themselves.

To qualify as a barrister you will need to complete the Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC), while to qualify as a solicitor you will need to complete the Legal Practice Course (LPC).

Alongside his full time practice, in his role as Chair of the Young Bar for 2018, Richard Hoyle has been actively involved in organising the work of the Young Barristers» Committee and contributing to the ongoing activities of the Bar Council.

Noel Deans, a former practising barrister, bolsters Rosenblatt's employment practice as a partner.

LSB chief executive Chris Kenny said the very fact that the test has not operated in practice, other than in limited pilots, means it is «impossible to verify in absolute terms» what impact the test will have on issues such as diversity, and the number or competence of barristers.

Stacey Gerrard is a practicing member of the Nova Scotia Barristers» Society and joined the Lawyers» Insurance Association of Nova Scotia (LIANS) as LIANS Counsel in 2010.

Not only do they cover a wider breadth of cases than reports such as the WLRs, they bring barristers and other legal professionals the most recent case law on particular practice areas before the bigger publications note them up and publish them.

Elizabeth Blackburn QC has been in practice as a specialist shipping and maritime barrister at the Commercial and Admiralty Bar since 1980 and took silk in 1998.

However, as a barrister who is instructed by City firms and the odd regional practice, I have to say that you do occasionally come across shockingly poor solicitors who don't have a clue what they're up to.

Malcolm, Solicitor practices are in danger of being put at risk by a barrister - dominated Convocation and by other entities such as, perhaps, government, who either are content to risk solicitor practices to deflect real change to barrister practices (in the case of Convocation) or are looking for quick votes and to hell with the long - term consequences (in the case of government).

Addressing the annual conference of the Institute of Barristers» Clerks (IBC), Browne praised clerks and practice managers for their constructive thinking, and invited them to consider direct access and block contracting as possible solutions to the issue of access to legal representation.

Most historic associations are co-located, as in the typical barrister chambers we still see frequently in criminal practice.

Daniel Barnett, employment law barrister at 1 Temple Gardens, says: «It remains good practice for employers to carry out a full risk assessment; not doing so might not be discriminatory in its own right, but it runs the risk the employer might miss a reasonable adjustment and be liable as a result.»