The title of Senior Counsel or State Counsel (post-nominal letters: SC) is given to a senior lawyer in some countries that were formerly part of the British Empire. "Senior Counsel" is used in current or former Commonwealth countries or jurisdictions that have chosen to change the title "King's Counsel" to a name without monarchical connotations, usually related to the British monarch that is no longer head of state, such that reference to the King is no longer appropriate. Examples of jurisdictions that have made the change because of the latter reason include Mauritius, Zambia, India, Hong Kong, Ireland, South Africa, Kenya, Malawi, Singapore, Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago. Jurisdictions that have retained the monarch as head of state, but have nonetheless opted for the new title include some states and territories of Australia, as well as Belize.[1]
Artist's rendition of an early 19th-century English barrister
Just as a junior counsel is "called to the [Outer] Bar", a Senior Counsel is, in some jurisdictions, said to be "called to the Inner Bar". Senior Counsel may informally style themselves as silks, like their British counterparts. This is the case in Ireland, Australia, Hong Kong, and South Africa.
^"Michael Young, SC, dead at 61", Amandala, October 22, 2016.
The title of SeniorCounsel or State Counsel (post-nominal letters: SC) is given to a senior lawyer in some countries that were formerly part of the British...
associate nor partner. Some firms use titles such as "counsel", "special counsel", and "seniorcounsel" for the same concept. According to American Bar Association...
Senior General Counsel (French: Avocat général principal) is the chief public prosecutor at the federal level in Canada. The SGC leads an office of General...
The White House counsel is a senior staff appointee of the president of the United States whose role is to advise the president on all legal issues concerning...
as a barrister or government counsel in Hong Kong, a barrister admitted in Hong Kong may apply to become a SeniorCounsel (SC) (資深大律師). Time in practice...
After the handover, the rank has been replaced by SeniorCounsel post-nominal letters: SC. SeniorCounsel may still, however, style themselves as silks,...
Meenakshi Arora is a lawyer designated as seniorcounsel practising at Supreme Court of India. Arora graduated in law from M. S. University of Baroda....
ten members are elected for two-year terms; five by seniorcounsel and five by junior counsel. The Bar of Ireland funds the Law Library, which has premises...
The Robert Mueller special counsel investigation was an investigation into 45th U.S. president Donald Trump regarding Russian interference in the 2016...
Court of India. Before being elevated as a judge, he practised as a seniorcounsel at the Supreme Court. He was appointed the Solicitor General of India...
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Drew & Napier. She was appointed SeniorCounsel in January 2003. Indranee made her political debut in the 2001 general...
and worked on the Yale Law Journal. Erin Hawley currently serves as a seniorcounsel and vice president as a member at the Alliance Defending Freedom(ADF)...
Associate Counsel & Senior Tax Counsel: Sarah Stein (Detailee) Specialized Counsels to the President: Special Assistant to the President and SeniorCounsel: Kevin...
Senior peer counseling, a.k.a. Peer counseling for seniors, provides senior citizens with a trained volunteer counselor to provide assistance with emotional...
Mukul Rohatgi is an Indian lawyer and designated seniorcounsel, and was the 12th Attorney General for India. He was succeeded by K. K. Venugopal, whom...
Sibal (born 8 August 1948) is an Indian lawyer and politician. A designated Senior Advocate, he has represented several high-profile cases in the Supreme Court...
A general counsel, also known as chief counsel or chief legal officer (CLO), is the chief in-house lawyer for a company or a governmental department. In...
Mohamed, also known as Yousuf Mohamed (1933-3 April 2022) was a Mauritian SeniorCounsel and politician. Mohamed was the son of Indian born-Mauritian Minister...
justices and counsel present have been attired in ordinary business suits. Court dress is worn at hearings in open court in many sittings of Senior Courts of...
Acuña-Sunshine, the co-chair of the Harvard College Fund, who is also seniorcounsel to Bracebridge Capital. Its chief operating officer is John Spinney...
counsel title, whereas others use the seniorcounsel title. Barristers who are called to the Inner Bar in Northern Ireland are called king's counsel....
elevation as a judge, he practised as a seniorcounsel at the Supreme Court. Justice Lalit is one of the six seniorcounsels who have been directly elevated to...
Global Information