While the Legal Week Awards are primarily famed for bringing together private practitioners and the in-house community, The Diary relishes the evening’s equally unique capacity to generate embarrassment for even the smoothest of City slickers.
Take the case of the magic circle partner who arrived without his wallet and was forced to borrow
£20 from a colleague in order to avoid embarrassment in front of Legal Week hacks – blissfully unaware that his temporary creditor was seated directly next to an ever-eager newshound.
