I enjoy the rewards of discipline. Sport brings self-discipline into sharp focus, because you have to be disciplined in order to perform. I have always enjoyed sport and was involved in ultra-distance running until my knee began to object. I now do a lot of road and MTB cycling, and hit the gym a couple of times a week to off-set the ravages of Father Time. I particularly enjoy multi-day events, like the Imana and the Sani2C.

With due respect to my "brothers" in litigation, I prefer the constructive aspects of commercial work. At the end of the day, litigation is about fighting over how a cake is to be divided - will your client get more or less than half the confectionery? Commercial work, on the other hand, is about finding a sensible and appropriate solution to a business matter. If you do it right, you can end up with two clients instead of one!

It means a lot to me that clients trust me with their work. Clients give lawyers free access to their confidential business; the least a client should expect in return is truthfulness and a straight-forward approach. I place great store by this and good, long-standing client relationships have followed. I suppose the greatest satisfaction in my practice has been interacting with and assisting those clients, many of whom are also personal friends.