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101effective assistance of counsel — Conscientious, meaningful representation wherein accused is advised of his rights and honest, learned and able counsel is given a reasonable opportunity to perform task assigned to him. State v. Williams, Iowa, 207 N.W.2d 98, 104. Benchmark for… …
102Parliamentary Counsel — are counsel (that is, lawyers) who are employed to draft legislation for Parliament.In the United Kingdom, there is the Parliamentary Counsel Office, which drafts legislation for the Parliament of the United Kingdom, and the Office of the… …
103First Welsh Legislative Counsel — is a member of the Management Board of the Legal Services Department of the Welsh Assembly Government and will be expected to contribute to the business improvement agenda of the Department and of the Welsh Assembly Government, including, in… …
104USS Counsel (AM-165) — was an Admirable class minesweeper built for the U.S. Navy during World War II. She was built to clear minefields in offshore waters, and served the Navy in the Pacific Ocean.She was launched 17 February 1943 by Willamette Iron and Steel Works,… …
105Office of the Department of Defense General Counsel — Staff of the Office of the Department of Defense General Counsel. The United States Office of the Department of Defense General Counsel was created in 1953.[1] The General Counsel is the most senior lawyer in the United States Department of… …
106independent counsel — n: an official appointed by the court at the request of the U.S. Attorney General to investigate and prosecute criminal violations by high government officials, members of Congress, or directors of a presidential reelection campaign after a… …
107Office of the Law Revision Counsel — The Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the United States House of Representatives prepares and publishes the United States Code, which is a consolidation and codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States …
108Ineffective assistance of counsel — is an issue raised in legal malpractice suits and in appeals in criminal cases where a criminal defendant asserts that their criminal conviction occurred because their attorney failed to properly defend the case. In order to prevail on such a… …
109President's Counsel (Sri Lanka) — President s Counsel (postnominal PC) is a professional rank, as their status is conferred by the president, recognised by the courts and wear silk gowns of a special design. It is the equivalent of the rank of Queen s Counsel in the United… …
110general counsel — n: a lawyer at the head of a legal department (as of a corporation or government agency) Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. general counsel …
