As the country's Tories mull over whether to plump for the man in the Hush Puppies who can get them cheap fags or the man who no one had heard of two months ago, Tulkinghorn can reveal that the latter, Iain Duncan Smith, has a dark secret. Tulkinghorn has discovered that Duncan Smith is, in fact, none other than Clifford Chance partner David Griffiths, who has disguised his true persona by encouraging his firm to march into Europe in a way not equalled since Napoleon. Of course, when embracing his Duncan Smith persona, he would prefer to be able to shift the UK to the middle of the Atlantic Ocean so Europe's corrupting influence can be kept to a minimum. To ascertain Griffiths/Duncan Smith's true colours, Tulkinghorn suggests putting a box of Belgian chocolates on his desk and awaiting the reaction.
Eversheds' turnover up 7 per cent
Eversheds has posted a slight increase in turnover for the last financial year. Gross fees went up 7 per cent from £212m to £227.1m while average profits per partner rose from £260,000 to £301,000.Top equity partners moved up 18 per cent from £380,000 to £450,000. Managing partner David Ansbro said: “Bearing in mind what we […]