junior counsel
Americannoun
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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.
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a member of this body of barristers.
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Ms Peggie's junior counsel Charlotte Elves said at the time that the statement caused "some concern" and was "irresponsible and potentially unsafe".
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2025
Ms Peggie's junior counsel, Charlotte Elves, later raised an email sent on 29 December 2023 from Dr Kate Searle, Dr Upton's line manager.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2025
Mr. Hutchinson was junior counsel for his best-known case, when he defended Penguin Books against obscenity charges in 1960 for publishing an uncensored version of D.H.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 15, 2017
The trial was adjourned until Monday because Mopp’s junior counsel was suffering chicken pox and Mopp was forced to present the case solely.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 14, 2014
As public prosecutor he is assisted by the solicitor-general and by four junior counsel called advocates-depute.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide by Various
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