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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 ).
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 Conseil du Roi (French pronunciation: [kɔ̃sɛj dy ʁwa]; 'King's Council'), also known as the Royal Council, is a general term for the administrative and governmental apparatus around the King of France during the Ancien Régime designed to prepare his decisions and to advise him.
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".
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This category is for those lawyers who have been appointed as either King's Counsel (K.C.) or Queen's Counsel (Q.C.) under the legal system of England. Pages in ...
Scottish King's Counsel (183 P) W. Welsh King's Counsel (37 P) Pages in category "British King's Counsel" The following 182 pages are in this category, out of 182 total.
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 ...