A lawyer is another name for a barrister and solicitor.
Traditionally, solicitors did work outside of Court while barristers did
the Court work.
However, because of its size, New Zealand has always allowed all lawyers
to go to Court and a lawyer can be a “barrister and solicitor” or just
a “barrister.
To be just a barrister, the lawyer has to get sign off by the Law Society
(as does a lawyer who wants to be a partner in a law firm).
Barristers cannot be part of law firms, cannot hold client’s money or
carry out transactional type work (like buying and selling houses).
We are all especially qualified to take direct instructions in a wide range of cases so as to make working with us as seamless as working with any firm.
Barristers work separately from each other unlike lawyers in law firms.
Chambers are the offices that a barrister or a group of barristers work
from and the umbrella that they work under.
Most barristers chambers have barristers who simply share offices.
At Regional Chambers our barristers work more closely with each other
are hand-picked for their complimentary skill sets. This means that if
necessary (and with your agreement) you can get the benefit of advice from
a range of experts. However, our barristers also operate separately, so
client confidentiality is maintained.