An example of just how clever City solicitors can be reaches us from a professional adviser involved in some chunky litigation recently in the Commercial Court in London. According to our source, the lawyer from a leading City firm acting for one of the parties involved was clearly seen - particularly by his clients, who sat directly behind him - to play a common computer card game on his laptop throughout the hearing, in preference to reading the Livenote as it appeared. Our source sympathised with the partner's assistant who, reportedly, found it difficult to see what was being said in evidence. Every time she moved the laptop to read the transcript, the lawyer in charge moved it back to continue his moves. 'Nice work, if you can get it,' quips our source, 'especially at rates of what must be around £400 per hour.' However, Obiter takes a slightly different approach, commending the lawyer involved for clearly being so intellectually nimble that he could balance complicated commercial litigation with a spot of computer frippery.