In the United Kingdom and some Commonwealth countries, a King's Counsel is a senior trial lawyer appointed by the monarch of the country as a 'Counsel learned in the law'. When the reigning monarch is a woman, the title is called Queen's Counsel.
Devilling is the custom of more senior self employed barristers/advocates making use of their junior’s services to complete briefs belonging to the more senior barrister/advocate, usually without the knowledge of the attorney. Not to be confused with the period of training called pupillage or junior work undertaken by a person wishing to become an advocate in one of the English-speaking common law systems of the United Kingdom, Ireland, Hong Kong, and Australia.
Geoffrey Tattersall, KC is a former Judge of Appeal in the Isle of Man.
Constance Briscoe is a former barrister, and was one of the first black female recorders in England and Wales. In May 2014, she was jailed for three counts of doing an act tending to pervert the course of justice in R v Huhne and Pryce. She was disbarred and removed from the judiciary.
Nicholas David Padfield KC is an English barrister, recorder, and deputy High Court judge in the Queen's Bench Division.
Sir Nigel Hamilton Sweeney KC, styled The Hon. Mr Justice Sweeney, is a High Court judge.
Gregory Reginald James is a former judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales.
Red Lion Chambers is a UK set of barristers' chambers, specialising in criminal law, formerly known as 18 Red Lion Court.
Sir Rabinder Singh, PC, styled The Rt. Hon. Lord Justice Singh, is a British Court of Appeal judge and President of the Investigatory Powers Tribunal, formerly a High Court judge of the Queen's Bench Division, a King's Counsel and barrister, formerly a founding member of Matrix Chambers and a legal academic.
Sir Andrew Jeremy Coulter Edis PC, styled The Rt Hon. Lord Justice Edis, is a Lord Justice of Appeal, having previously served as a High Court Judge.
Regina v Christopher Huhne and Vasiliki Pryce is the prosecution of the former British Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, Chris Huhne MP, and his former wife, Vicky Pryce, the former Head of the Government Economic Service, for perverting the course of justice, contrary to common law. Huhne became the first Cabinet minister in British history to resign as a consequence of criminal proceedings. On 4 February 2013, Huhne was convicted on the basis of his own plea after re-arraignment. The trial of Pryce began on the following day, lasting until 20 February 2013 when the jury were discharged by the judge. A re-trial began on 25 February 2013 and led to the conviction of Pryce on 7 March 2013.
Dame Parmjit Kaur "Bobbie" Cheema-Grubb,, styled Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb, is a judge of the King's Bench Division of the High Court of Justice of England and Wales. She is the first Asian woman to serve as a High Court judge in the United Kingdom.
Brian Altman KC is an English lawyer who has been Lead Counsel for the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse since 10 January 2017. Altman was First Senior Treasury Counsel at the Central Criminal Court from 2010 to 2013. Altman is the joint Head of Chambers of 2 Bedford Row, barristers' chambers.
Deborah Anne, Lady Chambers is a New Zealand King's Counsel specialising in relationship property and trusts law. She was married to the New Zealand Supreme Court judge, Sir Robert Chambers from 2004 until his death in 2013.
Dame Finola Mary Lucy O'Farrell, DBE KC, commonly called The Honourable Mrs Justice O'Farrell is a British high court judge and barrister.
QEB Hollis Whiteman is a leading set of barristers' chambers specialising in criminal, financial, and regulatory law, located in the City of London. Established in the 1980s, it employs 70 barristers, including 21 King's Counsel, four Treasury Counsel and one Standing Counsel to the RCPO. The current Heads of Chambers are Selva Ramasamy KC and Adrian Darbishire KC and the Chief Clerk is Chris Emmings.
2 Hare Court is a barristers' chambers specialising in criminal and regulatory law, located in the Inner Temple, one of the four Inns of court. Established in the 1967, It employs 61 barristers, including 16 King's Counsel and several former prosecutors, including those who have acted as First Senior, Senior and Junior Treasury Counsel – barristers appointed by the Attorney General to prosecute the most serious and complex criminal cases to come before the courts.
Jonathan Laidlaw KC is an English barrister notable for prosecuting and defending in many high-profile criminal cases, including defence of News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks who was acquitted of all charges after the phone hacking trial. In 2012 he was chosen by the Football Association to present their case against John Terry. On 31 May 2022, he applied to be admitted as a lawyer in Malaysia to serve as lead counsel for former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak to appeal the latter's criminal convictions in Malaysia. The application was dismissed by the Malaysia High Court on July 21, 2022. He also unsuccessfully represented Andrew Pilley between 2022 and 2023 in his fraud trial.
Wentworth Chambers is a barristers' chambers in Sydney, Australia. The chambers was established in 1957 and now comprises 13 sets of autonomous barrister's chambers, the NSW Bar Association and two Supreme Court of New South Wales courts.
Khawar Mehmood Qureshi is a British barrister and international lawyer. He is known for his involvement in numerous high-profile cases, including the recent cases of Philomena Mwilu and Kulbhushan Jadhav.
