Fortunately for the Guardian, the paper was able to retain barristers who outwitted the government's lawyers.
Solicitors confer with clients, give advice, draft documents, conduct negotiations, prepare cases for trial, and retain barristers for advice on special matters or for advocacy before the higher courts.
Gordon retained two barristers for his defence, Thomas Erskine and Lloyd Kenyon, and was arraigned by the Attorney General before Lord Mansfield in the Court of King's Bench on 5 February 1781, pleading not guilty.
Last weekend, as part of a legal team put together by a solicitor, I was retained with two other barristers to consult with and advise the young leader of Hong Kong's Scholarism movement, Joshua Wong.
"I know already that barristers have been retained by the tobacco industry so that we won't be able to retain their services.
Initially thinking he was the only barrister Baillie had retained, he was disappointed to find out that he was but one of five, the other four being Bearcroft, Peckham, Murphy and Hargrave, and that he was scheduled to speak last.
The law firm has retained the services of senior constitutional barristers, including Lord Pannick QC and Rhodri Thompson QC.
Both the defense and public prosecutor's office have retained the services of high-profile British barristers to represent Mrs. Kissel and the Hong Kong prosecutor's office.
To handle his libel action against Browder, a naturalised Briton, he has retained the services of Andrew Caldecott QC, one of the most expensive libel barristers around, and Geraldine Proudler of the corporate law firm Olswang.
The barrister added that many parents had only become aware that organs had been retained long-term many years after their child had been buried or cremated.
