Finally, an early heads-up for next month’s European Lawyers’ Football Cup, which is being held from 24-29 May in the bastion of feigning injury and diving – sorry, fair play and fluid passing – that is sunny Portugal.

Representatives from City firms including CMS Cameron McKenna, Slaughter and May, Linklaters and Herbert Smith are joining forces with regional types from Eversheds, Pinsent Masons and Osborne Clarke for the London team, which last year got to the final before losing out gallantly, in line with British sporting tradition.