The debate over Catherine Connolly’s work on behalf of financial institutions has brought an intense focus on the work barristers do – and what could, or should, be read into it. So, how might a barrister come to be briefed in such a case?
Several legal professionals, speaking privately to The Irish Times, say the allocation of work to a particular barrister depends on an array of circumstances.
The State maintains panels, which lawyers apply to be on. Outside of State work, lawyers say some corporate clients and their solicitors have internal panels of barristers they want to act on their behalf, par
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