Outer Bar (utter Bar) in United Kingdom

Junior barristers, collectively, who sit outside the bar of the court, as opposed to Queen’s Counsel.

Concept of Outer Bar

Traditional meaning of outer bar [1] in the English common law history: The junior barristers; see QUEEN’S COUNSEL. [rtbs name=”history-of-english-law”]

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Notes and References

1. Based on A concise law dictionary of words, phrases and maxims, “Outer Bar”, Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1911, United States. This term and/or definition may be absolete. It is also called the Stimson’s Law dictionary, based on a glossary of terms, included Outer Bar.

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