Looking at the legal news pages over the last few months, you could be forgiven for thinking that the dissolution of chambers was an everyday event.

Before the end of last term, two long-standing sets, 8 Gray’s Inn Square and the chambers of Roger Gray at 2 Mitre Court Buildings, announced they were to close their doors before the end of the year. A third, 3 New Square Chambers, is also expected to close its doors in the near future.