Hangovers. Late nights. Slow mornings. Dwindling performance. Exclusion. Deteriorating mental and physical health. The City’s drinking culture has a lot to answer for.

And it’s not hard to see why today’s conversations about the rife sexual harassment across the legal world tend to converge on alcohol. Many of the industry’s reported harassment incidents—those concerning Ryan Beckwith and Gary Senior being the highest profile—have been alcohol-related.