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A King's Counsel (post-nominal initials KC) is a senior lawyer appointed by the monarch (or their viceregal representative) of some Commonwealth realms as a "Counsel learned in the law". When the reigning monarch is a woman, the title is Queen's Counsel ( QC ).
King's Counsel from England or other senior counsel from other jurisdictions is not accorded any precedence if they are admitted generally in Hong Kong. However, visiting King's Counsel from another jurisdiction who have been admitted for a specific case are entitled to use the title, and to be accorded the status, of Senior Counsel for the ...
The office of King's Counsel was established in New Zealand in 1907. [1] During the reign of a male sovereign, appointees are called King's Counsel, and this applied from 1907 to 1952 during the reign of Edward VII (1907–1910), [2] George V (1910–1936), [3] Edward VIII (1936), [4] and George VI (1936–1952). [5]
The Bar remains a highly individualistic profession, and earnings vary widely – from some newly qualified (usually criminal) juniors who are lucky to earn £25,000 per year to the top King's Counsel (KCs or "silks" as they are known, from their silk gowns) making well in excess of £1 million a year (with a handful of tax and commercial KCs ...
Bar Council chairman Mark Fenhalls used the KC initials in a statement issued after the Queen’s death.
Members or former members of the higher judiciary who are King's Counsel do not use the post-nominal letters KC. Due to the various honours bestowed on members of the judiciary and traditions associated with the varying levels, their personal titles and forms of address often change as they progress in a judicial career.
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The category King's Counsel is for barristers appointed Queen's or King's Counsel (QC or KC), and lawyers appointed QC or KC honoris causa, who have been appointed by letters patent to be one of "Her [or His] Majesty's Counsel learned in the law".