For barristers & chambers
Sell a Barrister's or Chambers Library
Built case by case, over years at the bar.
We buy barristers' practice collections and chambers libraries — law reports, practitioner texts and reference works — whether it's one set of chambers or several, and however it's built up.
Working out what to keep and what to clear first? See our guide to clearing a chambers library.
Whose decision it is
Usually yours to make.
A barrister's practice collection is typically your own professional property, built up across years in practice, rather than a shared chambers asset — so the decision to sell is usually yours alone. Where a set genuinely is shared, checking with chambers first is sensible, but for most enquiries it's a straightforward personal one.
Clerks & administrators welcome
Often the easiest point of contact for coordinating a collection time that doesn't disrupt others still in chambers.
Handled quietly
Enquiries are confidential — no signage, no fuss. No one else in chambers needs to know.
One set or several
A single practice collection or multiple sets across a set of chambers — both are valued and collected the same way.
If two sets are merging, the duplication is the same as it is in a firm — two White Books, two runs of the law reports, one set of shelves — but the ownership question is sharper, because a chambers library is usually a mix of the set’s own books and individual members’ copies. Mergers, closures and administrations covers how we handle that.
What's typically in a practice collection
The titles most chambers libraries hold.
Criminal practice
Civil practice
Law reports & evidence
Chambers libraries we’ve bought
Recent chambers collections.
Three of these were chambers clearances and one was a practitioner’s own collection. Sizes are given as collected.
700-volume chambers library — London
A full set of chambers cleared in one collection.
2,500+ books across three chambers — London
Three separate sets, collected in a single run rather than three visits. Larger libraries →
200-volume chambers library — Ireland
Collection from the Republic works the same way as anywhere else we cover, at no cost.
484-volume library, retired barrister — Manchester
A career’s worth of books rather than a set clearing out. Retiring from practice →
Common questions
About selling a barrister's or chambers library
Is my practice library mine to sell, or does it belong to chambers?
A barrister's practice collection is typically your own, rather than a shared chambers asset, so the decision is usually yours alone. Where a set is shared, checking with chambers first is sensible.
Can you coordinate with a clerk or chambers administrator instead of me directly?
Yes — clerks and administrators are often the easiest point of contact for arranging a collection time that doesn't disrupt others still in practice.
Is this handled discreetly?
Yes. Enquiries are confidential, with no signage and no fuss — no one else in chambers needs to know.
One set or a whole floor of chambers
Get a valuation for your practice collection.
Four details and we’ll come back with a valuation, usually within 24 hours. Nothing to catalogue or sort first, and no obligation either way.
We’ve got your enquiry.
Your reference is your enquiry. Worth a note — quoting it saves you explaining everything again if you call.
We’ll review what you’ve sent and come back with a valuation, normally within 24 hours. If anything’s unclear we’ll ask — usually just one question.
Got photographs? Send them to info@SellLawBooks.co.uk quoting your reference and we’ll add them to the file.