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barrister: see attorney attorney, agent put in place of another to manage particular affairs of the principal. An attorney in fact is an agent who conducts business under authority that is controlled and limited by a written document called a letter, or power, of attorney granted by the ..... Click the link for more information. . barristerOne of two types of practicing lawyers in Britain (the other is the solicitor). Barristers engage in advocacy (trial work), and only they may argue cases before a high court. A barrister must be a member of one of the four Inns of Court. In Canada, all lawyers are both barristers and solicitors, though individual lawyers may describe themselves as one or the other. In Scotland trial lawyers are called advocates. barrister 1. (in England) a lawyer who has been called to the bar and is qualified to plead in the higher courts 2. (in Canada) a lawyer who pleads in court 3. US a less common word for lawyer How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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August Cohen, a Barrister-at-Law, spoke for British subjects of German, Austrian, and Hungarian Birth when he denounced the sinking of the Lusitania, but lamented that "certain classes of British people have, at the instigation of a small section of the press and a few self-asserting politicians, given expression to this change of feeling . He obtained his law degree at London University and was a barrister-at-law of the Honorable Society of Lincoln's Inn, London. Ian holds a Bachelor of Arts (Industrial Relations), a Diploma of Laws NSW and was admitted as a Barrister-at-Law, Supreme Court of NSW in 1982. |
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