The Diary is reliably informed that many a partner whiles away those bleak hours between arriving at work and clocking off for the day dreaming of musical stardom – and not just resident Lovells hellraiser and property chief Bob Kidby, who this Christmas found in his stocking a rather exclusive 1966 Fender Jaguar guitar.

Yet very few lawyers can hope to be mistaken for genuine rock stars, unlike one group of Spanish partners who recently crossed the Atlantic to rub shoulders with society types at a fellow lawyer’s wedding in sunny Mexico City.