Birmingham’s status as the home of the superset was emphasised towards the end of last year when 5 Fountain Court, one of its two largest sets, burst the 100-member barrier.

At the same time Birmingham’s other superset St Philip’s Chambers – just a few members short of 100 – has moved into new multimillion-pound offices, which any law firm would be proud to inhabit. It could be argued that the superset model might provide lessons beyond Spaghetti Junction.