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Stephen Pallaras: Attorney-General John Rau’s appointment as a Senior Counsel is an embarrassing episode for the legal profession in South Australia
The appointment of John Rau to the position of Senior Counsel is a mystery to those who are ignorant of the significant contribution he might have made to the bar, to the law and to the legal profession.
There is a rich history to the appointment of SCs, formerly known as Queen’s Counsels.
The first was appointed in 1597 when Sir Francis Bacon was…