While we are talking about Slaughter and May and the film world, The Diary’s faithful scribes were most excited last week to receive VIP invitations to the charity premiere of Harry Potter & the Philosopher’s Stone.

The star-studded affair certainly set tongues wagging around Diary HQ as our moles rubbed shoulders with the likes of Zoe Ball, Fat Boy Slim, Lulu, Ulrika Jonsson, Neil Morrissey…and…er… Slaughter and May rainmaker Nigel Boardman.