Queen's counsel

Barristers? appointed as counsel to the crown on the nomination of the lord chancellor, taking precedence over ordinary barristers, and having the privilege of wearing a silk gown as their professional robe. See [1898] App. Cas. 252. If the sovereign is a king, they are king’s counsel. See Barristers; King’s Counsel. the liability of the ship owner under the contract therein contained. It includes the enemies of the sovereign of the carrier; 34 L. J. C. P. 14. It does not include the acts of an armed band of depredators; 1 Term 27; or a seizure of goods by a foreign revenue official for a breach of revenue laws; 10 Q. B. 517. It is less extensive in its scope than Restraint of Rulers and Princes ( q. v.). See Public Enemy.