Origin Adopted by Commonwealth nations that no longer have the British monarch as head of state to replace the now obsolete title King's Counsel, for example replacing Queen's Counsel in Hong Kong law after the United Kingdom transferred sovereignty over the territory to China in 1997.
Senior Counsel, State Counsel or Senior Advocate is a title given to senior lawyers in some current or former Commonwealth nations, mainly those in which the British monarch is no longer head of state, which has made the title King's Counsel obsolete; examples of such nations include Mauritius, Zambia, India, Bangladesh, 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. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Origin PeriodAdopted by Commonwealth nations that no longer have the British monarch as head of state to replace the now obsolete title King's Counsel, for example replacing Queen's Counsel in Hong Kong law after the United Kingdom transferred sovereignty over the territory to China in 1997. 1 Core PrincipleGranted by patent to a legal practitioner who has displayed a degree of competence and a degree of probity appropriate to and consistent with that grant, admitting them to the Inner Bar. 1 Origin Period
Origin Period (category)20th Century (1900-1999) 1 Sources
1. Senior counsel (Wikipedia)
Hong Kong section
Senior Counsel replaced QC in the law of Hong Kong after the United Kingdom transferred sovereignty over the territory to China in 1997.
Ireland section, patent criteria
has, in his or her practice as a legal practitioner, displayed a degree of competence and a degree of probity appropriate to and consistent with the grant to him or her of a Patent
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