Sympathetic hearing

Finding an appropriate tone to match the forthcoming anniversary of the 11 September terror attacks will, without doubt, be a difficult challenge for everyone.

First to fall foul of this task is a painful letter received from the Managing Partners Forum, which is holding its European practice management awards on the actual day, featuring a host of accountants and especially law firms from all over the country.

'A press pass is available if you would like to join us to mark those firms that survived and thrived in spite of 9/11,' it says.