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Litigation Letter

No gentleman

When FE Smith, the distinguished lawyer and aloof Conservative MP, was asked by JH Thomas, a new Labour MP, where the House of Commons’ toilets were, Smith is reputed to have replied: “Go further down this corridor. You’ll see a sign saying ‘Gentlemen’ but don’t let that deter you.”

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