How can you be a barrister?

In criminal law (English and Welsh law), you have the barrister for the crown who is against the barrister representing the defence (so a barrister to defend the accused person/party).

Barristers are lawyers authorized to practice before the bar. In most countries that are based on the British system, there are two types of lawyers, Barristers and Solicitors. Solicitors do...

Yes but not because of a decision they made based on their job. They can be sued for something they did outside of their line of work although it will be an uphill battle to win though because they...

It is probably referring to the Inns of Court. In order to be a barrister, one has to be a member of an inn. It provides a mentoring environment where one can learn from senior practitioners. It...

they can be recommended to be a QC by the lord chancellor or apply to be considered by Lord Chancellor to become a judge. Both of these require a large amount of time as a practicing Barrister.