abbreviation for Queen's
Bench Counsel or Queen's Barrister
Court. At one
time, the
English sovereign (queen or
king) presided in this
court and the
court followed the sovereign when he/she moved from one
place to another. The
purpose originally was to keep the queen or
king's peace. The Queen's
Bench is now a
division of the judicial system. The head of the judiciary system nominates the members of the Queen's
Counsel (barristers) and they are appointed by the
crown and are the only ones who have the
power to plea at the
bar and engage in conducting the trial or argument of causes.