'It's all Greek to me,' begins the press release from Leamington Spa firm Wright Hassall (always one of Obiter's favourite law firm names) in an effort to fit more puns in a press release than any firm has managed before.

'But thankfully no one came Acropolis when lawyers from a midlands law firm took part in traditional Greek dancing.' The story behind this picture of, erm, 'the strong arms of the law' (remember - we only report this stuff) is that the firm was holding its Christmas party in Tarsus Taverna in Southam, but that - in impressively lawyerly fashion - it was decided that some instruction in the intricacies of Greek dancing might be useful in advance so that staff were fully prepared for the dance floor after the bottles of retsina had kicked in.

So up stepped Richard New (right), chairman of the firm's social committee, who called in Marius Avraam from the taverna (centre) for a session which apparently formed part of the firm's 'development and awareness programme'.

No fewer than 25 members of staff spent their lunchtime on the floor, flinging their legs out with gay abandon, with John Rouse (left), head of the agriculture team, also leading the way.

Lying prostrate on the ground may also be a useful tool for sucking up to clients, so they may even be able claim CPD points for this.

(This article refers to images that appear in the printed edition [2004] Gazette, 19 February, page 14)