All four Inns of Court open their halls during the week to provide old school, sit-down lunches for student members who can rub along with barristers and judges. Instead of grabbing a sandwich to eat
The creation of the post of Special Commissioner in Brihanmumbai (Greater Mumbai) Police has caused a controversy. Among Mumbai’s former commissioners of police, Julio Ribeiro has criticised the move, saying that it virtually bifurcates the powers in the apex management structure, thereby weak
Neville Sarony July 15, 2021 06:00
What is the significance of the title Senior Counsel in Hong Kong? Whatever it is, the Secretary for Justice wants to change it.
Focus, if you will, on the word counsel which is a synonym for barrister, of which there are two ranks, Senior and Junior.
All barristers who are not Senior Counsel (SC), regardless of their age, are designated Junior counsel.
The word barrister is derived from the physical barrier in a courtroom between counsel and the judge or judges who sit on the bench.
Traditionally, the procedure by which someone becomes a barrister in England and Wales is termed ‘Called to the Bar’ and historically, only the Inns of Court, Gray’s Inn, Lincoln’s Inn, the Middle and Inner Temples are permitted to call someone to the Bar.