This page can be used to find barristers through:
The Bar Directory
The Bar Directory is the only official directory of Barristers and Chambers in England and Wales. It is published as a joint venture between the General Council of the Bar® and Sweet & Maxwell, based on data supplied by subscribers to the Bar Council and by Chambers. The Directory is available both in print and online.
The print Directory contains full profiles on barristers and Chambers and is quick and easy to use. Find the Barrister/Chambers of your choice using indexed tabs for name, location or specialisms.
For information on the print directory click here to download a leaflet.
Click here for further information about the Bar Directory
Sweet and Maxwell has developed a searchable on-line version of the Bar Directory which can be accessed from this website. Free to use, It is based upon sections of the printed Bar Directory and includes information on Chambers, practising barristers in self-employed practice and barristers in employed practice. The on-line Directory does not include information on non-practising barristers or barristers who are practising overseas.
Search the Bar Directory. This link will open a new window to Legal Hub, an on-line resource for the legal profession provided by Sweet and Maxwell.
Public Access Directory
Please click here for our online search facility of Public Access barristers.
Barristers can now accept instructions direct from members of the public under the Public Access Rules. There are some limitations on the work which barristers can undertake. Public Access – Guidance for Lay Clients will help you decide if your case is suitable and provide information on contacting and instructing a barrister. For further information, including this guidance - click here.
Barristers undertaking public access work can do so only if they have attended a training course and have notified the Bar Council that they intend to do public access work. Users may search either by the barrister’s name or by areas of practice. You also will find attached below a Word document containing a list of those barristers who undertake public access work.
The barristers whose names appear in these lists have complied with the Bar Council’s training requirements and have registered with us and asked for their names to appear. The lists will provide users with the barrister’s name, chambers’ address and contact details and information about each barrister’s areas of practice. This information has been supplied by the barrister and/or their chambers. It will be updated on an approximately monthly basis.
Click here to download the Public Access Directory as a Word document.
List of Barrister Mediators
Mediation is a growing field, and more and more barristers are undertaking the training so as to provide the best possible service. The Bar Council has now, for the second year, published a list of barristers trained in mediation as a handy reference for the public and for those working in this developing field. See also below for notes on Arbitration and Early Neutral Evaluation.
The barristers appearing on this list have all completed a training with a mediation training provider which adheres to the following standards: the current course must be at least 25 hours in length and include teaching in mediation procedure and ethics. The course must also include role-playing sessions.
Members of the Bar are well known for their adversarial skills. However, barristers are also skilled at rapidly assimilating information, evaluating the strengths and weaknesses, negotiating with the other side, discussing strategy with clients and advising on likely outcome. It is this range of skills that barristers bring to the task of mediation, and which, with their legal expertise, make them ideally placed to mediate any dispute. When you appoint a barrister as a mediator, you can expect the same high standards and intellectual rigour which they will bring to the rest of their work at the Bar.
The range of experience embodied by barristers on this list will cover mediations on any subject matter, whether it is a commercial dispute, a family matter or a question of professional negligence. This year’s list includes barristers’ areas of specialisation, in order to assist you with your search for the right mediator. It also has an index or barristers by area of specialisation.
For the purpose of dividing the list into the four categories of experience, it includes only those mediations in which the barrister has acted as lead mediator.
This list is available in hard copy. Please contact Natasha Foy for a copy. The information in the list was provided by the barristers and was accurate as of 16 November 2007. The Bar Council cannot accept responsibility for any inaccuracy in the information in this list. The online of the version of the list is updated regularly.
Click here for our online version of the Barrister Mediators List.
If you are a barrister mediator and would like to appear on the list, you will need to complete the Mediator's Training and Experience Form.
Download the Mediator's Training and Experience Form.
