Alongside the hordes of children returning to school this week will be a fair number of lawyers making their way back to their version of the classroom after their summer hols. And, with the business climate remaining uncertain, they are facing a demanding winter term.
What better way, then, to prepare for the rigours of the approaching months than a couple of weeks on the beach recharging your batteries?
Except that, according to the Big Question (Legal Week, 30 August), less than a quarter of the nation’s senior solicitors will have enjoyed an uninterrupted summer break.
