I need a hero

There's nothing like a real famous face to spark Obiter's interest in photographs of men in suits, and two north-east firms have done just that.

For no reason we can discern, former Great Britain rugby league captain Garry Schofield (above centre) was on hand to scrum down with Paul Scholey (left) and Ian Skirrow of Leeds firm Morrish & Co to celebrate its Investors in People award; while the presence of Middlesbrough manager Bryan Robson (pictured right) enlivened an otherwise rather dull shot of the football club's chief executive Keith Lamb (sitting) and lawyer Peter Martin (centre) of Hull-based Sandersons.

The firm advised the club on its recent media deal with cable company NTL.