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Andrew Robert James Watt
Andrew Robert James Watt KC (c. 1872 – 8 December 1950), often referred to as A. J. Watt was a barrister in Sydney, Australia.. History Watt was born in Newcastle, New South Wales, a son of Alexander Watt (10 May 1830 – 7 July 1904) :Alexander Watt, a carpenter by trade, but better known as a publican, was born in Ireland and came to Australia with his parents at the age of three. He was educated at St. Joseph's College, Hunter's Hill, and graduated BA and LLB (with honours) from Sydney University, a Fellow of St John's College. He was called to the Bar in October 1894, and subsequently had a busy and varied practice, mostly concerned with industrial arbitration, appearing with J. L. Campbell, KC. He frequently appeared with Justice O'Connor and Sir William Cullen CJ, at the arbitration court before the tribunal of Mr Justice Cohen, W. D. Cruickshank (employers' representative), and Sam Smith (unionist). In November 1916 he was appointed District Court judge and chairm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barrister
A barrister is a type of lawyer in common law jurisdiction (area), jurisdictions. Barristers mostly specialise in courtroom advocacy and litigation. Their tasks include arguing cases in courts and tribunals, drafting legal pleadings, jurisprudence, researching the law and giving legal opinions. Barristers are distinguished from solicitors and other types of lawyers (e.g. chartered legal executives) who have more direct access to clients, and may do transactional legal work. In some legal systems, including those of Anglo-Dutch law, South Africa, Stockholm Institute for Scandinavian Law#Scandinavian Law, Scandinavia, Law of Pakistan, Pakistan, Law of India, India, Law of Bangladesh, Bangladesh and the Crown Dependencies of Law of Jersey, Jersey, Guernsey#Politics, Guernsey and the Manx Law, Isle of Man, ''barrister'' is also regarded as an honorific. In a few jurisdictions barristers are usually forbidden from "conducting" litigation, and can only act on the instructions of ano ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Smith (Australian Politician)
Samuel "Sam" Smith (1857 – 22 January 1916) was an Australian union official and politician. Smith's early life is unclear in that his parliamentary biography states he was born on 17 February 1857 in Ayrshire, Scotland, to Samuel Smith and Marion Hunter, while the City of Sydney Archives states that he was born on 29 January 1857 in Glasgow, to Elizabeth Hunter and David Smith, shoemaker. He attended school at Kilwinning and became a colliery lad at the age of eleven, becoming active in the Glasgow Railway and Seaman's Union. In 1882 he arrived in Sydney and helped found the local Seamen's Union, of which he was assistant secretary in 1890 and secretary from 1891 to 1902. He was a member of the Loyal United Brothers lodge of the Grand United Order of Oddfellows, Grand United Order of Odd Fellows. He was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as the member for Electoral district of Sydney-Pyrmont, Sydney-Pyrmont and the Results of the 1898 New South Wales c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
