Chambers (law)

A judge's chambers, often just called his or her chambers, is the office of a judge.

Chambers may also refer to the type of courtroom where motions related to matter of procedure are heard.

United Kingdom and Commonwealth

In the England, Wales, and Australia, chambers may refer to the rooms used by a barrister or to an association of barristers, especially in the Inns of Court.^[1] Barristers are not employed in a law firm but associate fraternally with each other, sharing the burden of costs, in a set of chambers. They are legally considered to each be self-employed. Chambers are administered by barristers' clerks who receive cases from solicitors and agree matters such as fees on behalf of their employers; they then provide case details to the barristers. There are chambers all over England and Wales, however the largest concentration of them is in London.

References

1. ^ Venables, Delia. "Barristers' Chambers in England and Wales". Legal Resources in UK and Ireland. http://www.venables.co.uk/bar.htm. Retrieved October 4, 2011.