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Gray's
Inn
London WC1R 5NT
Tel: +44(0)20 7831 8441
Fax: +44(0)20 7831 8479
DX: LDE 331
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The
English Bar
The
English legal profession consists of two branches, barristers
(the Bar) and solicitors. The majority of lawyers practising
in England and Wales are solicitors, and it is with solicitors
that most people deal, most of the time.
Traditionally barristers provide three kinds of service to clients.
First, they are trained and skilled court advocates, and until
recently enjoyed a monopoly on rights of audience before the
higher Courts in England and Wales. Second, they provide specialist
advice on questions of law; this may be in the context of litigation,
or in relation to non-contentious business. Third, they are
trained and experienced in the drafting of legal documents.
Like other sets of barristers' chambers, 3 Verulam Buildings
does not attempt to provide the range of all-round services
which large firms of solicitors offer. Nor does it have the
administrative resources to match a solicitor's firm. What barristers
can provide is immediate access to the precise expertise and
experience which the client requires.
The professional activity of barristers is regulated by the
Bar Council. The Code of Conduct of the Bar of England and Wales
sets out the professional rules in detail. Barristers are required
to obtain professional indemnity insurance.
If you have any further queries about what barristers do, please
get in touch with Nicholas Hill, our Senior Practice Manager,
or one of his team.
As well as providing more general information, they will also
be able to explain whether the case is one in which it is appropriate
to instruct a barrister directly, and to describe the terms
upon which members of chambers are permitted and prepared to
accept instructions.
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