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The first association of barristers in Victoria was formed in 1884, although the first barristers admitted to practice in Victoria were appointed in 1841. On 20 June 1900, an official Bar Council was established and a Bar Roll was started. By 1902, all barristers practicing in Melbourne had signed the Roll.
To become a barrister, one must complete an undergraduate law degree (BCL, which lasts three years or LL.B. which last four years) or the Kings Inns Diploma in Legal Studies which lasts two years, obtain the Degree of Barrister-at-Law from the Honorable Society of King's Inns (Irish: Óstaí an Rí), and finish a one-year pupillage (known as ...
Pat O'Shane (1976): [17] First Aboriginal (female) to earn a law degree and become a barrister and magistrate (c. 1986) in Australia; Margaret McMurdo (1976): [18] First female to serve as the president of an appellate court in Australia (1998) Catherine Branson (c. 1977): [19] First female to become a Crown Solicitor in Australia (1984)
Generally, the term is used in the context of Commonwealth countries, where the single profession of barrister and solicitor is provided by statute. In some jurisdictions (e.g., New South Wales , Queensland in Australia), there is a distinction between barristers and solicitors; legal practitioners must practise as either one or the other, and ...
On 3 February 2014, the Victorian Attorney-General announced that the rank of Queen's Counsel would shortly be reinstated in the State of Victoria, with existing and future Senior Counsel having the option to apply to be issued with letters patent appointing them as Queen's Counsel; [4] some 89% of barristers entitled to be called Senior ...
He became a barrister in 1987 at the Middle Temple, becoming a bencher there in 2009. [1] Starmer served as a legal officer for the campaign group Liberty until 1990. [2] He was a member of Doughty Street Chambers from 1990 onwards, primarily working on human rights issues.
The objective of the barristers code of conduct is to avoid dominance by either the barrister or the client and the client being enabled to make informed decisions in a supportive atmosphere [26] and, in turn, the client expects (implicitly and/or explicitly) the barrister to uphold their duties, namely by acting in the client's best interests ...
The rules preventing barristers from being directly instructed were revised to allow direct instruction by certain organizations such as trade unions, accountants, and similar groups. Additionally, barristers who have completed the Bar Council's "Public Access" course can take instructions directly from members of the public under the Public ...