These are stressful times for the leadership of the Law Society as the body reorganises itself into three clearly defined parts, in advance of the legislation that will shake up the regulation and shape of legal services in England and Wales. Chancery Lane's current Deputy Vice-President, Liverpool immigration law specialist Andrew Holroyd, found himself at the recent Solicitor Sole Practitioners Group annual conference, where he was explaining to delegates the complexities of the challenges ahead. Ultimately, he said, he would like to be able 'to go down to the golf club and say that I'm a solicitor and not feel embarrassed'. Fair enough, but Obiter always assumed that no matter how bad things got for the legal profession, golf clubs around the country were the last bastions of safety. Mr Holroyd also revealed that the shorthand, catch-all phrase for multi-disciplinary partnerships, outside investment in law firms, etcetera - 'Tesco law' - has failed to make an impact on the supermarket's bosses. At a recent lunch meeting with Mr Holroyd, Tesco's chief executive claimed never to have heard the expression, but said the Deputy Vice-President, he appeared 'very pleased with the free publicity'.