The Law Society must be the only organisation in the world that is forced to publish disclaimers in its telephone directory.

That’s right, before flicking through the seemingly innocent booklet, which contains details of the members of the Law Society’s council, readers are warned that the views expressed in the mini-biographies “do not necessarily represent the views of the Law Society”. The ‘note’ adds: “Nor do they constitute factual assertions with which the Law Society would necessarily agree.”