It’s that time of year when dozens of out-of-shape lawyers descend on Alpine resorts for weekends of team-bonding, with the emphasis firmly on the apres rather than the ski.

Spare a thought, however, for those in the White & Case London finance team who saw their arrival delayed by a full day thanks to a catalogue of transport disasters. With a department full of lawyers deemed far too high-risk to put on a single plane, partners were split on to various flights leaving from different airports.