When US firm Chadbourne & Parke announced a new managing partner for its London office recently, Obiter was disappointed to hear that the lawyer heading across the pond was not product liability specialist Lawrence Savell - singer/songwriter extraordinaire and counsel at the firm.

However, we now have the next best thing - a copy of Mr Savell's 'The Lawyer's Holiday Humor' album and his latest three-track EP, also described as the 'new supplemental pocket part addendum extra afterthought disc'.

The extra tracks arrive, unsurprisingly since it comes from a product liability lawyer, with a warning that 'repeated listenings may cause drowsiness and nausea' printed on the disc.

Standout tracks on the album include 'Santa and I are gonna pull an all-nighter on Christmas' and 'Bill those hours' (sung to the tune of 'Jingle Bells').

A Gazette office favourite on the new EP is 'Billin' on Christmas Eve'.

Obiter calls on UK lawyers to demonstrate their own lyricism by penning alternative words to a well-known song.

Mr Savell has kindly donated a copy of his album to give away to the best effort.

His work can be accessed through www.lawtunes.com and its sister site, www.lawhumor.com.