And now for a bit of much-needed culture on the Obiter page. Adam Taylor, who set up specialist internet law firm Adlex in 2001 and whose poetry we have previously featured in the Gazette, is taking the plunge and bringing his 'God's Face Appeared in Your Gazpacho' show to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe next month. His themes 'range from Messerschmitts to Messiahs, from mystics to psychics, from evil to evolution, from singles to primitive blobs, from Englishness to Jewishness, from Jewish gangsters to the mafia, from atonement to tea'. No mention of the law there, but a quick search of his website, www.adamtaylorpoetry.com, unearthed this poem - Disclaimer:


If you've been affected

by any issue

in this poem,

please send

a self addressed envelope

to yourself.



Consult a doctor

if you must

but don't call us;

we won't call you



because

having taken

legal advice

this poem

reserves its rights.



Any reference

to anything comprehensible

is entirely

unintentional



and all characters

are fictitious

including you

and us.



Mr Taylor, who is a former partner of City firm Withers, will be appearing from 12-15 August at the C Central Bar in the Carlton Hotel (venue 54) at 7.30pm.



His poetry collection, which has the same name as the show, has just been published by Troubadour and will be reviewed in a future issue of the Gazette.