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• n  a British or Canadian lawyer who speaks in the higher courts of law on behalf of either the defense or prosecution

• After watching a lobster thrash about as it was boiled alive at a grocery store, a British barrister devised a kinder way to kill crustaceans.
• Montague Druitt, a barrister with knowledge of human anatomy.
• The Supreme Court in session was hearing the argument of a learned barrister who appeared on behalf of the Cement Manufacturers' Protective Association, party to a case there .

News & Articles

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• English Gavels Resound in a Trove Headed to Yale
  Yale University has acquired a vast and renowned collection of English lawbooks and legal manuscripts assembled by the barrister Anthony Taussig.
  June 16, 2013 - New York Times
• Book Review: Clear and Convincing Evidence: My Career in Intellectual Property Law - by George Gerstman
  Book Review: Clear and Convincing Evidence: My Career in Intellectual Property Law - by George Gerstman Seattle Post-Intelligencer Copyright 2013 Seattle Post-Intelligencer. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 10:00 pm, Tuesday, June 11, 2013 If being a Barrister is in your future, then this is a must read.
  June 15, 2013 - seattlepi.com
• H.K.'s Tong Says Decision on Snowden Up to Beijing
  June 14 (Bloomberg) -- Ronny Tong, a member of the Hong Kong Legislative Council and a practicing barrister, talks about Edward Snowden, the former national security contractor who has admitted leaked details of a U.S. electronic surveillance program.
  June 14, 2013 - Bloomberg

Quotes

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• Greg Bird in Sydney Morning Herald
  He needed some support. If we hadn't been there, all he would have had there was his barrister,Mrs Bird said. "He never even had a club member to go along and support him. I thought that was a bit odd. If we hadn't been there for him, he...
• Sheikh Hasina in The Daily Star
  When Taposh was only three-year old, his father and mother were brutally killed by the defeated force in 1975. Taposh, after years of hard work, established himself as a barrister. But the evil force is again out to kill him,Hasina said....
• Leonard Hamilton in USA Today
  He is the seniormost member in our party and his loss is going to be a great loss for the Communist movement. Even though (he was) born into a rich family and studied abroad to be a barrister, he returned to the country and started building the... VS Achuthanandan http://www.google.com/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V._S._Achuthanandan&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNGPLcXfG2i8M3PbdOQrWVEP9DtZ-w Hindustan Times http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.hindustantimes.com/kerala/Basu-was-architect-of-modern-West-Bengal-Achuthanandan/498581/H1-Article1-498517.aspx&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNFxLs21X8uBGtPZewpI_-7K_MiAzw Jan 17, 2010 8335 11724 barroom It's like a barroom brawl inside," Hamilton said.