Queen's Counsel

Noun

Meaning

Counsel to the Crown when the British monarch is a queen

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Each year, the Bar Association appoints certain barristers of seniority and eminence to the rank of "Senior Counsel" (in most States and Territories) or "Queen's Counsel" (in the Northern Territory, Queensland, and Victoria). Source: Internet

In Hong Kong, the rank of Queen's Counsel was granted prior to the transfer of the sovereignty of Hong Kong from the United Kingdom to China in 1997. Source: Internet

In 1973, he was appointed Queen's Counsel. Source: Internet

Sir Keir became a Queen's Counsel in 2002, saying in an interview that the decision was 'odd' as 'I often used to propose the abolition of the Monarchy'. Source: Internet

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