American Law Officer Will Argue Before Privy Council James Montgomery Beck, Solicitor General of the United States, was called to the English bar. He is to argue a case for the United States before the Privy Council in July. No foreign barrister has ever been permitted to do so before.
When the matter came before the Privy Council for consideration, it was found that the Privy Council had no authority to allow Mr. Beck to plead before it, inasmuch as the privileges of the English bar are not...
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