The attorney general, solicitor-general and king's serjeants were King's Counsel in Ordinary in the Kingdom of England. … See more

In 1994, solicitors of England and Wales became entitled to gain rights of audience in the higher courts, and some 275 were so entitled in 1995. In 1995, these solicitors became entitled to apply for appointment as Queen's C… See more

King's Counsel are retained in several Commonwealth realms where Charles III is head of state.
Appointments in the Commonwealth of Australia are made at both a federal and state level. … See more

In jurisdictions that have become republics, the office of Queen's Counsel has sometimes been replaced with an equivalent, for example, Senior Counsel in Barbados, South Africa, Kenya, Trinidad and Tobago… See more

The following relates to the dress of King's Counsel at the Bar of England and Wales. Most other jurisdictions adopt the same dress, but there are some local variations.
King's Counsel in England and Wales have two forms o… See more

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• Senior Counsel, similar status used by some Australian jurisdictions and by some jurisdictions in which the British monarch is not head of state.
• Serjeant-at-law, a now defunct ran… See more

• The Queen's Counsel of England and Wales 2010
• Paper on Queen's Counsel constitutional reforms
• Queen's Counsel – Historical Context a paper written in 2001 for the Nova Scotia Barristers' Society reviewing the history … See more