Spooky or what? There is at least one man for whom the knighthood of DLA Piper boss Nigel Knowles (pictured) in the New Year Honours will have come as little surprise. In the last Gazette of 2005, Tony ‘Gypsy Rose’ Williams, one-time Clifford Chance managing partner and now head of management consultancy Jomati, was asked to look into his crystal ball and speculate on what would happen in 2006. After some guff about law firm mergers and the like, he finished: ‘And a knighthood for Nigel Knowles.’ A prediction a little ahead of its time, perhaps, but pretty impressive nevertheless. Williams can now be booked for readings and seances and, for the right price, will tell you which horse to back in the Grand National.
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