Last Wednesday, between bouts of sneezing and self-pity, I followed tweets from the Legal Week Corporate Counsel Forum. My interest was especially piqued by a panel discussion, featuring the estimable Tom Kilroy, on ‘Operating as your company’s moral compass’.

The title of this piece having been mystifyingly rejected for the panel discussion, I’m free to use it for another outing of one of my favourite hobby horses. Please direct all complaints to Tom.