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(Quantum Computer) See quantum computing.
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The tradition of appointing Queen's Counsel continues in England, Canada, and other Commonwealth jurisdictions.
ANEWCASTLE barrister will be appointed to Her Majesty's Queen's Counsel at a London ceremony next month.
You don't need to worry about someone who's been in the Cabinet, who's an award-winning broadcaster, who's a Queen's Counsel" was one of his less offensive utterances.
Furthermore, 18 of No5's 27 Queen's Counsel featured in Legal 500's list of Leading Silks and flagged No5 as a leading set within the Midlands and Western Circuits.
Islamabad, Sept 22 ( ANI ): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has reportedly sought legal advice from the Queen's Counsel in England in a bid to reduce the five-year ban on fast bowler Mohammad mir.
"The council has taken legal advice from Queen's Counsel and it has no defence to WPD's notice due to the termination provisions imposed by the court," he stated.
Everyone deserves equal treatment but Paul was a Queen's Counsel. The Queen's men should be doing everything to ensure his return to Britain is expedient and dignified.
Like in the first volume, editor Gaitskell (a practicing Queen's Counsel in Keating Chambers, London, UK, specializing in engineering disputes) presents a step-by-step guide to the processes of the main types of dispute procedure encountered by professionals in the UK construction industry: litigation, arbitration, adjudication, mediation, expert determination, and early neutral evaluation.
"In making his unjustified and inflammatory remarks, Paul McBride appears to be acting as a selfpublicist and not as a Queen's Counsel.
Scott Donovan, head of Atlantic Chambers, said: "The process of selection of Queen's Counsel is extremely competitive and entails a rigorous assessment in which applicants must demonstrate strong and consistent evidence of excellence across a whole range of competencies."
Mortimer began work as a barrister in 1948 and went on to be appointed Queen's Counsel in 1966.
"They have contacted chambers throughout the entire northern circuit, in London and other areas of the country, and were unable to find a suitable Queen's Counsel.
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