There should be silence from counsel when other counsel “has the floor”. Also applicable to U.K.
Whispering back & forth between counsel, sighs, mutterings & head shakes have crept into crim trials in Eng/Wales.Whether other counsel can deal with it, it looks & is unprofessional
@Kirsty_Brimelow One of the most intelligent and fairest Masters of the King's Bench Division. Her background made her all the more kind, and compassionate and open-minded, unlike the close-minded criticism she endured lately.
@iudicatepauperi A defence solicitor should be magnanimous in victory, and sensitive to the victims and their families: accountability to the public. A dose of humility might not go amiss.