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Haresh Budhrani
The Hon. Haresh Kishinchand Budhrani (born 30 June 1952) is a Gibraltarian people, Gibraltarian barrister of Indian origin. He was Speaker of the Gibraltar Parliament from September 2004 to October 2012. Biography Budhrani was born in Mumbai, India, in June 1952. He is of Sindhis, Sindhi origin. He was educated in Derbyshire and later at the University of Law, College of Law, Guildford. Budhrani commented on the growing acceptability of Hinduism in Gibraltar, Hindus in Gibraltar – by 1973 he assessed that Hindus were able to fully join in with the local community. He graduated in Law in 1974 from King's College London. Budhrani later attended the Inns of Court Law school, School of Law becoming a barrister in August 1975. He was president of the Hindu Merchants' Association of Gibraltar until 2004, following the resignation of The Hon. Judge John Alcantara, John E. Alcantara who had been nominated for the position of Speaker by the governing Gibraltar Social Democrats (with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King's Counsel
In the United Kingdom and in some Commonwealth countries, a King's Counsel ( post-nominal initials KC) during the reign of a king, or Queen's Counsel (post-nominal initials QC) during the reign of a queen, is a lawyer (usually a barrister or advocate) who is typically a senior trial lawyer. Technically appointed by the monarch of the country to be one of 'His erMajesty's Counsel learned in the law', the position originated in England and Wales. Some Commonwealth countries have either abolished the position, or renamed it so as to remove monarchical connotations, for example, 'Senior counsel' or 'Senior Advocate'. Appointment as King's Counsel is an office, conferred by the Crown, that is recognised by courts. Members have the privilege of sitting within the inner bar of court. As members wear silk gowns of a particular design (see court dress), appointment as King's Counsel is known informally as ''receiving, obtaining,'' or ''taking silk'' and KCs are often colloquially ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
