Divine lawyers

Shepherds, wise men and donkeys should get themselves around to City firm Kennedys for a job.

The firm would surely consider their applications favourably given its disproportionate excitement at having its Spanish lawyers called Jesus (Velez), a partner in the firm's Madrid associate office Arauz de Robles y Velez, and Maria (Enriquez) in London.

'I don't know what he looks like, but I doubt very much whether he has long hair, sandals and a beard,' a source at Kennedys assures Obiter of Mr Velez.

And a quick check reveals other employees with biblical names, such as Matthew John Greenberg and Christina Mary Macgregor.

The firm's use of thunderbolts in litigation is pure speculation, we are assured.