What are various Specialisations for Barristers?
Barristers generally work under the ‘umbrella’ of chambers for themselves, but with an experienced barrister at its head and usually a clerk to manage the flow of work. Some Chambers specialize in specific areas of Law like Banking or Family law. However, in practice, few cases lend themselves to rigid categorization or fit neatly into traditional categories. What first appears to be a company law problem could raise issues pertaining to banking, insolvency or insurance law. Accordingly, the majority of chambers undertake varied work. The Bar’s main practice areas are Common Law – Areas of specialization can include actions against the police, clinical negligence, employment and discrimination law, landlord and tenant, personal injury, professional negligence and serious fraud. Commercial/Chancery – Important business matters such as insolvency and finance-related advice and litigation are traditional ‘chancery’ areas. Many ‘dry’ areas of law such as equities, trusts and pensions are t
