It’s Christmas, so let’s start with a cliche. Season of peace and goodwill to all men, or something like that. Time for family, presents, boozy parties, yadda yadda yadda.

Well, humbug to that. Around here, Christmas is the time when everyone else goes off and has fun, and leaves the lawyers to pick up the pieces. Or, depending on your perspective, the time when the lawyers grump around trying to stop the normal people enjoying themselves.