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.
[edit] United Kingdom and Commonwealth
In 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.
[edit] References
- ^ 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.
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