The set was established in 1950 by Frederick Lawton (later a Lord Justice of Appeal) at 5 King's Bench Walk before moving to 18 Red Lion Court in 1997.

Norman Birkett QC and Edward Marshall Hall KC practised there and from it Fred Lawton left to set up at 5 King’s Bench Walk in 1949.

By the mid 1990s 5 KBW was outgrown and Chambers moved to its present home at 18 Red Lion Court.

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