tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663680578112260744.post3728343552712203876..comments2024-03-13T08:18:08.922+10:30Comments on Catdownunder: The title of "Senior Counsel" or "Queen's Counsel"catdownunderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08189081688973141295noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663680578112260744.post-3749898840551169632016-12-03T08:32:03.881+10:302016-12-03T08:32:03.881+10:30A QC/SC is considered to be very senior. They can ...A QC/SC is considered to be very senior. They can appear for anyone, not just the Crown. They will normally go into court with a "junior", i.e. another barrister, to assist and will usually work only on cases of great complexity or where something like a murder charge is involved. catdownunderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06959328192182156574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663680578112260744.post-41429381516802204272016-12-01T08:37:12.962+10:302016-12-01T08:37:12.962+10:30I understood Queen's Counsel (QC) to mean that...I understood Queen's Counsel (QC) to mean that the barrister is permitted to appear on behalf of the Crown in the UK, ie as the prosecuting barrister in criminal cases brought by the Criminal Prosecution Service. So a working title rather than an honorific (though no doubt some consider it such). Is it different in Oz?Philip C Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14506199502085466202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663680578112260744.post-79472868654897242392016-11-24T08:14:58.816+10:302016-11-24T08:14:58.816+10:30Well, that is one way to devalue a title.Well, that is one way to devalue a title.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com