British Courts: Difference between revisions

** The title "learned" is actually quite precious to barristers, as when barristers are elected to the [[British Political System|House of Commons]] (and they often are), they are entitled to be called "my learned friend" (by their party--[[David Cameron|and now]] [[Nick Clegg|coalition]]--colleagues—colleagues) or "the learned member for..." (by their opponents) rather than "my honourable friend" or "the honourable member for...". This even extends to current and former members of the Cabinet, the Privy Council, and others (including increasingly junior parliamentarians thought worthy enough of note, such as Frank Field under Tony Blair's leadership) entitled to the much loftier style "right honourable", who (if barristers) are referred to as "my right honourable and learned friend" or "the right honourable and learned member for...".