junior counsel

noun

, English Law.

1. a body of barristers who are lower in rank than the King's Counsel or Queen's Counsel, and who plead outside the bar in the court.
2. a member of this body of barristers.

Example Sentences

He added: "Where the disadvantage occurred is that he was denied the invaluable assistance of junior counsel in a murder case which had approximately four weeks to run."

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The inquiry junior counsel Lorna Thomson asked: "Members of the public watching the evidence might wonder whether you are saying that the soil on areas one and three on the vest did come from Sheku Bayoh's boots, is that what you are saying?"

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Of 700-odd files, two were thought to be relevant to the hearing by junior counsel to the inquest Matthew Flinn.

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Anthony Metzer QC and his junior counsel Sarah Pinder of Goldsmith Chambers, along with lawyer Vinita Templeton, are working pro bono to mount a judicial review of the government's position.

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Shelagh McCall QC - in theory the defence's junior counsel, but one so senior in her field that the title seems laughable - led the cross-examination of several, but both she and Mr Jackson found themselves well matched.

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