KC
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KC is a post-nominal title indicating a King's Counsel, a senior rank of barrister in certain Commonwealth legal systems.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legal honorific
ⓘ
post-nominal title ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
advocates
ⓘ
barristers ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithInstitution | the bar ⓘ |
| associatedWithRole | advocacy in higher courts ⓘ |
| category |
legal titles
ⓘ
professional honorifics ⓘ |
| denotesRank |
senior advocate
ⓘ
senior barrister ⓘ |
| entails |
recognition of excellence in advocacy
ⓘ
senior status at the bar ⓘ |
| field | law ⓘ |
| grantedBy | monarch ⓘ |
| grantedOnAdviceOf | government ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | K.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFemaleHolders | yes ⓘ |
| historicallyAlternateForm |
King's Counsel
GENERATED
ⓘ
Queen's Counsel (QC) depending on monarch's gender GENERATED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalSystemContext |
Commonwealth legal systems
ⓘ
common law ⓘ |
| postNominalPlacement | after the holder's name ⓘ |
| precedesName | as a post-nominal after the holder's surname ⓘ |
| relatedTitle | QC ⓘ |
| replaced | QC in reigns of kings ⓘ |
| replaces | QC when the monarch is a king ⓘ |
| selectionBasis |
experience
ⓘ
merit ⓘ standing in the profession ⓘ |
| standsFor | King's Counsel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | honorary rank and office ⓘ |
| usedFor | indicating appointment as King's Counsel ⓘ |
| usedInJurisdiction |
Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
England and Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ some Commonwealth jurisdictions ⓘ |
| usedSince | various dates depending on jurisdiction ⓘ |
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