​KembaraXtra – Legal Terms – Outer Bar (Utter Bar)


The outer Bar, also known as the utter Bar, refers collectively to junior barristers.


The expression originates from the traditional seating arrangements in courtrooms.


Junior barristers sat outside the physical bar of the court, while *Queen’s Counsel sat within it.


The distinction historically reflected differences in seniority and status within the legal profession.


Although largely ceremonial today, the terminology remains part of legal tradition.