Some say the key to a good party is spontaneity. Not so for the good ship Taylor Wessing (TW), for whom letting down their hair is a major logistical operation.

Eight months after raiding Landwell to open an office in Paris, TW partners finally found time to celebrate the opening of their ‘new’ gaff with a gala bash at the city’s swanky Pompidou Centre, where revellers were wowed by the cream of the Continent’s DJ-ing talent.