Kings Counsel

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:title
gptkbp:abbreviation KC
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs KC
Queen's Counsel
gptkbp:appointedBy gptkb:King
gptkbp:appointedOnAdviceOf gptkb:Lord_Chancellor_(UK)
gptkbp:appointmentDate gptkb:award
Recommendation
application and selection
approval by monarch
gptkbp:awardedBy gptkb:monarchy
gptkbp:category gptkb:lawyer
British legal system
honorific titles
gptkbp:colloquialName taking silk
gptkbp:compatibleWith gptkb:United_States
Scotland (uses 'King's Counsel' but with different process)
gptkbp:country gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Barbados
gptkb:Canada
gptkb:Jamaica
gptkb:New_Zealand
gptkb:Trinidad_and_Tobago
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:established 16th century
gptkbp:field gptkb:law
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kings Counsel
gptkbp:notableFor high professional standing
leadership in court
seniority in legal profession
special recognition by the Crown
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:England
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Serjeant-at-law
gptkbp:privileges sit within the inner bar
use post-nominal letters KC or QC
wear silk gowns
gptkbp:relatedTitle gptkb:lawyer
gptkb:Barrister
Senior Counsel
Advocate
gptkbp:role senior advocate
senior barrister
gptkbp:titleChangesWithMonarch true
gptkbp:titleDuringKingReign Queen's Counsel
gptkbp:titleDuringQueenReign Queen's Counsel
gptkbp:usedIn common law jurisdictions
gptkbp:wornBy silk gown
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Meadow_Skipper
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5