About Southernhay Chambers
Southernhay Chambers is one of the leading chambers in the South West. Since our inception in 1975, we have pushed to grow and expand our Family Group, making us renowned for our expertise in all aspects of Family Law. For further information please view the Family Law Group.
Southernhay Chambers has also been nurturing our Civil Group, and following the recent appointment of a dedicated Civil clerk to expand and promote the Southernhay Civil Group. For further information please view the Civil Law Group.
Chambers has undergone extensive modernisation with comfortable conference facilities and a large accessible library.
Our Barristers are supported by an outstanding team of clerks dedicated to providing the best service to all our clients. In the unlikely event you should wish to complain, please view our complaints information.
Recruitment
Chambers welcomes applications from experienced family and civil practitioners to enhance our already successful teams.
Please contact Christopher Naish at the following address:
Southernhay Chambers
33, Southernhay East
Exeter EX1 1NX
Pupillage
Chambers advertises for Pupillage via the Pupillage Portal (www.pupillages.com).
All Pupillages are advertised in accordance with the Bar Council regulations.
Information for the general public
In most circumstances members of the public cannot instruct a barrister direct. You should first see a Solicitor of your choice. If your Solicitor considers that it is necessary for you to be represented by a Barrister, she/he will make the necessary arrangements to instruct a suitably experienced Barrister on your behalf.
For more information you can contact the Community Legal Services Directory call centre by telephoning 0845 345 4345 or via their web site. Alternatively, The General Council of the Bar publish a helpful booklet called “You and your Barrister”, and can be contacted by telephoning 020 7242 0082 or by writing to: The General Council of the Bar, 3 Bedford Row , London WC1R 4DB. The General Council of the Bar website.