Barristers & Chambers
These pages provide information on around 11,000 practising barristers and over 300 Barristers’ Chambers, drawn from Havers’ Companion to the Bar. Unlike the other information pages on JustCite, the Havers pages are visible to the whole world, not just those with a JustCite subscription.
The information provided on the Havers pages is provided by the individuals and organisations concerned, and is not created by Justis Publishing. However, where a barrister has provided information about representative cases Justis will add links to the relevant cases on JustCite.
Barrister Profiles
As with all JustCite Information Pages, there are several different Views available via the navigation links on the left-hand side of the screen. The default view is Profile.
Profile
This view provides information about the barrister’s practice, including:
- Practice Areas – areas of law in which the barrister practises.
- Recent Representative Cases – the three most recent cases from those selected by the barrister as representative of their practice.
- Languages – languages spoken by the barrister, and their level of knowledge (i.e. fluent, working knowledge, etc)
- Fees – fees charged by the barrister for advice and drafting, and for court work, plus whether Licensed Access or Conditional Fees are available.
- Chambers – contact information for the barrister in chambers.
- Connect - barrister’s published social network information, such as LinkedIn and Facebook profiles.
Biography
This view provides biographical information about the barrister, such as their education, year of call, memberships and publications.
Representative Cases
Cases selected by the barrister as representative of their practice, presented on JustCite Profile Cards and linked to the relevant Case Information Pages.
Updating Barrister Profiles
If you subscribe to Havers and you are signed in to JustCite, you will see an "Update your profile" link on the top right of the page when you are viewing your own profile. This will take you securely through to your updating page on the Havers website. It can take a week for changes made with Havers to disseminate to the JustCite system.
Chambers Profiles
As with all JustCite Information Pages, there are several different Views available via the navigation links on the left-hand side of the screen. The default view is Profile.
Profile
This view provides general information about the set, including:
- Description of Chambers – an overview of the set.
- Areas of Practice – areas of law in which the set has recognised expertise.
- Public Access – whether members of chambers accept direct instruction.
- Pupillage & Recruitment – information on joining chambers.
- Arbitration – details the set’s ADR capabilities, including which members are accredited mediators and/or arbitrators.
- Foreign Law – details the set’s foreign law capabilities, including which members are qualified in foreign jurisdictions.
Members
This view lists all the members of chambers listed in Havers’ and provides links to their profiles on JustCite.