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barrister and solicitor

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noun

plural

barrister and solicitors, barristers and solicitors

  1. an attorney who is licensed to prepare cases and argue them in court in the common-law provinces of Canada and in New Zealand and Australia.

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Before she joined Luminance in 2017, she qualified as a barrister and solicitor in New Zealand.

From BBC • Nov. 6, 2023

Jonathan Compton, a qualified barrister and solicitor who specialises in litigation at DHM Stallard, has advised large sports organisations in the past.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2023

Captain Bruche is a barrister and solicitor, but gave up his profession to join the permanent staff of the Victorian forces.

From South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 3 (of 6) From the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899, to Lord Roberts's Advance into the Free State, 12th Feb. 1900 by Creswicke, Louis

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