Artistic differences

City giant Clifford Chance has come up with a splendid new wheeze to persuade reluctant staff of the joys of their new Docklands offices in London, to which they will all be dragged this autumn with what Obiter suspects will be some kicking and screaming.

Now those coming from north, south or west of Canary Wharf - pretty much anyone who doesn't live in the vicinity - and are facing an extra 15 to 20 minutes on their commute will have a display of exciting art to motivate them, as CC has signed up to a three-year corporate membership of the Hayward Gallery.

The gallery has selected works for the offices from the Arts Council Collection, which is the largest collection of modern and contemporary British art in the world (a nice match there with the largest collection of lawyers in the world).

Better still, the firm is doing its best to persuade all Londoners to brave the Docklands Light Railway by opening up its exhibition to the public.

While the firm is getting all public spirited, perhaps it could build up a legal aid practice and make the journey doubly worthwhile.

Anyway, the firm has provided this artist's impression of the exhibition.

Art featured includes work by (from left) Fiona Rae, Untitled (pale green I), 1990; Tess Jaray, Always Now, 1981; and sculptor Reg Butler, Girl and Boy, 1951.