Love is most definitely all around at Lancashire firm Scott Rees & Co, where two solicitor couples are about to tie the knot. Lawyers Karla Kingston, 29, and Chris Connor, 25 (left) even got engaged on the same day – Saturday 19 July – as colleagues Lucie Illingworth, 26, and James Driscoll, 29. ‘Chris knew I was planning to ask Lucie to marry me and asked if I’d mind if he proposed to Karla on the same evening. I think he was worried about stealing our thunder. I said of course not, we weren’t worried about that at all,’ says Driscoll.

Ahhh, a thoroughly heart-warming story and Obiter wishes both couples a very happy future together. Of course, we couldn’t resist asking if either couple are drawing up a pre-nup agreement… ‘No,’ says Driscoll, ‘I don’t think so. I’ve often joked about it but am always met with a fierce look if I mention it to Lucie.’ Quite so.