On 1st February 2019, 218 Strand Chambers became Normanton Chambers, named after Helena Normanton KC, the first woman to be admitted to an Inn of Court, the first to be briefed in the High Court and in the Old Bailey and one of the two first female King's Counsel. We believe Normanton Chambers is the first set named after a woman lawyer. We will be opening our first regional office in Taunton, Somerset in September 2019. As of July 2019 we have14 full members (including a pupil) and 4 associate members undertaking work nationally in the following areas of law: * Arbitration * Armed Forces * Business & Commercial Law * Charities * Clinical Negligence * Consumer Credit * Contract, * Costs * Credit Hire * Family * Inquests * Insolvency * Insurance * Mediation * Personal Injury * Professional Negligence * Public Access * Regulatory & Disciplinary * Road Traffic * Sports Law Please watch this space for further information as our exciting story unfolds.