Fancy dressWhen I was newly-qualified as a solicitor doing matrimonial work in Watford, I represented one client on several injunction hearings.

All these had been in chambers, but as we were now seeking committal for breach of the injunction, this hearing was in open court.I put on my collar, bands and gown, and as I came out of the robing room, my client's jaw dropped as she asked: 'Wot the 'ell are you dressed up like that for?' To this day, I am still unsure whether her attitude would have been different if I had been wearing a wig.D A Holt, Head of Legal Services, Thurrock Council, Grays, Essex