King's Counsel (English Wikipedia)

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Maximilian Hardy (17 July 2014). "Judge a man by his actions not his website - Reflection on the Attorney General". Retrieved 25 January 2017. I do not believe it to be right that with the now well established mechanism in place for Queen's Counsel Appointments that the Law Officers should be awarded Silk as a courtesy title.

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"Honours & Awards - Queen's Counsel (QC)". Law Society of Prince Edward Island.

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Julius Melnitzer, "Veteran litigator calls for Ontario to reinstitute KC designation", Law Times, 16 November 2022.

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Doraisamy, Jerome (8 September 2022). "Queens Counsel to become Kings Counsel". Lawyers Weekly. Retrieved 8 September 2022.

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"Demise of the Crown Act 1901: Section 1", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 2 July 1901, 1901 c. 5 (s. 1), retrieved 13 September 2022, The holding of any office under the Crown, whether within or without His Majesty's dominions, shall not be affected, nor shall any fresh appointment thereto be rendered necessary, by the demise of the Crown.

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See, for example, Croft Michaelson, Q.C., an Ontario lawyer employed by the federal government and so appointed in 2014.

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"Does It Matter That Cameron's New Attorney General Isn't a QC?". 16 July 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2017.

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Victoria to give senior barristers option to become QCs^{[permanent dead link‍]}

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Bar Council [@thebarcouncil] (8 September 2022). "We have been advised by the Crown Office that the title Queen's Counsel (QC) changes to King's Counsel (KC) with immediate effect. The change is automatic so there are no new Letters Patent" (Tweet). Retrieved 8 September 2022 – via Twitter.