About us

History

The Chambers of 5RB were founded by the distinguished jury advocate, Sir Valentine Holmes KC, whose forensic successes in a number of famous libel trials laid the foundations for what is now one of our main areas of practice. Since the time of Sir Valentine Holmes, many celebrated and notable lawyers have been members of Chambers and have moved on to high judicial office. Sir Charles Gray and Sir Michael Tugendhat are the most recent examples.

We moved from The Temple to 10 South Square, Gray's Inn in 1972. In recent years membership of 5RB has significantly increased, reflecting the growing demand in our fields of practice. This precipitated the move in early 1994 to more spacious accommodation within the Inn at 5 Raymond Buildings, which is well suited to meet the requirements of a modern set.