Summertime (you know, the muggy bit between downpours of biblical severity) is here – and that means sabbatical season. Big-hitters including Linklaters capital markets chief Nick Eastwell and Slaughter and May corporate sharpshooter Andy Ryde are among those taking an extended break, as is Olswang media guru David Zeffman.

However, one old-school partner this week poured scorn on the notion of a recreational sabbatical, doddering down memory lane to remind The Diary how much better things were in his day.

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