Lawyers have been laggardly in exploiting next month’s Coronation for marketing purposes – perhaps because crownings don’t come around all that often. So the garland (see what we did there?) belongs to the barristers’ chambers No5 for a press release that landed in our inbox last week. It is headed: ‘Coronation street parties’. (Does it? Presumably the Rovers Return is supplying the beer.)

Turns out the missive contains advice for those holding street parties on bureaucracy and how to avoid contretemps with the neighbours and such if it all gets a bit exuberant on 6 May. ‘If you’re planning on holding a raffle or tombola, you may be surprised to hear that there are rules you must abide by or you may have to apply for a licence,’ No5 adds helpfully.

Tombola

Do people still hold tombolas? Like Coronations, somehow they seem to belong in the 1950s. Like Tony Hancock and austerity (actually, not austerity).

Is your law firm having a party to anoint our (now not so) new monarch?

Let us know and do send pics to: amy.coleman@lawsociety.org.uk.

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