British King's Counsel

GPTKB entity

Statements (112)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:title
gptkbp:abbreviation KC
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs KC
Queen's Counsel
gptkbp:appointmentDate application and selection
gptkbp:awardedBy gptkb:King
monarch of the United Kingdom
gptkbp:colloquialName taking silk
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
Commonwealth countries
gptkbp:field gptkb:law
gptkbp:firstAwarded 16th century
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label British King's Counsel
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:India_(historically)
gptkb:Brunei_(historically)
gptkb:Sarawak_(historically)
gptkb:Anguilla
gptkb:Antigua_and_Barbuda
gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Bahamas
gptkb:Barbados
gptkb:Bermuda
gptkb:British_Virgin_Islands
gptkb:Canada
gptkb:Cayman_Islands
gptkb:Commonwealth_Realms
gptkb:Dominica
gptkb:Falkland_Islands
gptkb:Gibraltar
gptkb:Grenada
gptkb:Hong_Kong
gptkb:Jamaica
gptkb:Malaysia
gptkb:Malta
gptkb:Mauritius
gptkb:Montserrat
gptkb:New_Zealand
gptkb:Northern_Ireland
gptkb:Saint_Helena
gptkb:Saint_Kitts_and_Nevis
gptkb:Saint_Lucia
gptkb:Saint_Vincent_and_the_Grenadines
gptkb:Scotland
gptkb:Seychelles
gptkb:Singapore
gptkb:South_Africa
gptkb:Trinidad_and_Tobago
gptkb:Turks_and_Caicos_Islands
gptkb:Zimbabwe
gptkb:Aden_(historically)
gptkb:Cameroon_(historically)
gptkb:Ghana_(historically)
gptkb:Lesotho_(historically)
gptkb:Nauru_(historically)
gptkb:Samoa_(historically)
gptkb:Solomon_Islands_(historically)
gptkb:The_Gambia_(historically)
gptkb:Tonga_(historically)
gptkb:Tuvalu_(historically)
gptkb:Palestine_(historically)
gptkb:Sudan_(historically)
gptkb:Tanzania_(historically)
gptkb:Uganda_(historically)
gptkb:Singapore_(historically)
gptkb:Ireland_(historically)
gptkb:Cyprus_(historically)
gptkb:Fiji_(historically)
gptkb:Gold_Coast_(historically)
gptkb:Malaya_(historically)
gptkb:Sierra_Leone_(historically)
gptkb:Zanzibar_(historically)
Sri Lanka (historically)
England and Wales
Caribbean countries
Kenya (historically)
Ceylon (historically)
Hong Kong (historically)
North Borneo (historically)
British Guiana (historically)
British Honduras (historically)
Nigeria (historically)
Tanganyika (historically)
Zambia (historically)
Basutoland (historically)
Bechuanaland (historically)
Botswana (historically)
British Empire (historically)
Crown Colonies (historically)
Dominions (historically)
Kiribati (historically)
Malawi (historically)
Mandated Territories (historically)
Nyasaland (historically)
Pakistan (historically)
Papua New Guinea (historically)
Protectorates (historically)
Rhodesia (historically)
Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla (historically)
Swaziland (historically)
Vanuatu (historically)
gptkbp:privileges sit within the inner bar
use post-nominal letters KC or QC
wear silk gowns
gptkbp:role senior advocate
senior barrister
gptkbp:status gptkb:list
gptkb:noble_title
gptkbp:titleChangesTo gptkb:King's_Counsel_(when_monarch_is_male)
gptkb:Queen's_Counsel_(when_monarch_is_female)
gptkbp:wornBy silk gown
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sir_Brian_Leveson
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6