Love is definitely not in the air at Mills & Reeve this year. Just as The Diary was beginning to believe lawyers had a soft spot, the national practice has scheduled its move to new premises in Birmingham for Valentine’s Day 2005. This will see those partners looking for a spot of seasonal office romance bang out of luck.
And when The Diary probed the firm’s inner echelons in the hope of uncovering some deep-seated dislike of the annual roses and chocolates celebration, your correspondent was somewhat dismayed to learn that the diary clash was simply a matter of coincidence.
