Leading Birmingham set 5 Fountain Court has announced plans to open a London annexe tenanted by new and existing members.
The move will be one of the first times a regional set has established a foothold in the competitive London market.

The set – the largest in the UK with 110 tenants – is in talks with half a dozen London barristers. It plans to open with about a dozen tenants. Two existing tenants – Ian Bridge and Alex Stein – are based in London and clerked remotely from Birmingham.