The fashion matrix

You can rely on Matrix Chambers to present the trendy, modern face of the bar.

Boasting a clutch of human rights specialists, Matrix resembles more a sleek City law firm than a crusty old chambers.

And as the legal party season gets into full swing, Matrix has reinforced its fashionable credentials.

At the recent launch of Privacy and the Media, a chambers-wide produced publication, old-fashioned, canapes were replaced by a selection of nouveau nibbles with an Oriental theme.

Indeed, Obiter has munched its way through plenty of lawyers' bashes, but until now it has never been confronted by a stick of char-grilled asparagus complete with lemon mayonnaise dip.

The potential embarrassment in the eating is immense, but that's the price of fashion.