The Diary is always impressed by law firm freebies, but we had to take our (Pillsbury Winthrop-emblazoned baseball) hat off to the West Coast firm in providing a veritable box of delights to its clients.

Alongside the traditional range of branded freebies such as pens, post-it notes, a baseball cap and an umbrella; was the ‘Pillsbury Winthrop’ game of noughts and crosses and the ‘Pillsbury Winthrop’ bouncing ball with a flashing red light in it.