Asked to explain his role in the Claire Swire scandal after his name was spotted on the list of lawyers who forwarded the e-mail, one assistant played down its significance.

“In a year from now, all people will remember is that some girl said something about something to someone else. They will remember that there was a lawyer involved and that he or she came from Norton Rose.”
He added modestly: “I am just glad to have been involved in creating such history”.