A bit of old colonial infighting came to the fore in Prague during a session where a Malaysian lawyer was explaining why his country is nervous about allowing foreign lawyers to open shop in Kuala Lumpur and elsewhere. Part of the problem, he said, is a cultural one - having been a colony for so long, the feeling persists that 'white is best'. Thus, if an English law firm had an office in Malaysia, it would prove highly attractive to businesses at the expense of local lawyers. The same, to an extent at least, would also go for Australian and New Zealand law firms, which - to loud guffaws - he described as being viewed by some as 'second-hand Englishmen'.