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The Magistrate's Blog (2005-2012)

This blog has migrated to www.magistratesblog.blogspot.co.uk This blog is anonymous, and Bystander's views are his and his alone. Where his views differ from the letter of the law, he will enforce the letter of the law because that is what he has sworn to do. If you think that you can identify a particular case from one of the posts you are wrong. Enough facts are changed to preserve the truth of the tale but to disguise its exact source.

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The blog is written by a retired JP, with over 30 years' experience on the Bench.

Wednesday, March 04, 2009

QC or not QC; That Is The Question

Anyone who is wondering how Harriet Harman, a solicitor who is a full-time politician, should be a Queens Counsel will be relieved to hear that she is only an honorary one. This is a courtesy granted to lawyers who are MPs, however eminent or otherwise they are in the legal profession.

I am told that in the trade they are referred to as 'art silks'.


I couldn't resist this bit from Wikipedia:-
Despite a generally similar appearance, genuine silk has unique features that are distinguishable from artificial silk. However, in some cases art silk can be passed off as real silk to unwary buyers.

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