Thrill seekers

Inspired by the daredevil spirit of the woman who broke her pelvis on a medieval human catapult last week, Obiter has been on the hunt for lawyers who are inspired by the thrill of dangerous sport.

Enter Frances Coulson, ShawnCoulson's London-based co-managing partner.

The spirited solicitor took part in a charity equestrian event to raise money for the disabled.

Little did Ms Coulson know that she would end up disabled herself by her efforts: 'I have to sit on a surgical ring,' she complains.

The ring has had some embarrassing consequences for the commuter, who travels to central London from north Essex every day: 'Everybody thinks I have piles.

And I have given up taking the painkillers because they were making me a little bit woozy,' admits the philosophical, but resigned, Ms Coulson.

'Lawyers are used to pain.'But Obiter's quest for lawyers who laugh in the face of danger is not over.

Self-confessed thrill seeker Riccardo Nardi, head of legal at the Association of British Travel Agents, is no stranger to danger.

On a recent trip to Australia, the legal department head swam with sharks and raced quad bikes and four-by-four Range Rovers with an unnamed personal injury lawyer from Leeds after both 'spouted about how you have to wrap clients in cotton wool', he tells the Gazette.

The medieval catapult is child's play and would only be of interest 'if there was a shark tank on the other end'.

Sounds like a challenge worth taking up.