Despite slugging his boss the trainee has escaped a reprimand, with a source suggesting it's because "he didn't punch him hard enough". Meanwhile, another insider has disputed claims that the trainee was forbidden from eating. Although drinking on a full stomach has also caused problems for the firm. Last year another Stephenson Harwood trainee vomited over partners at an awards dinner. Puked on and now punched, the firm's senior lawyers are suffering an unusual amount of punishment at the hands of their trainees.
A spokesman for Stephenson Harwood, the official What Did I Do Last Night Firm of the Year, declined to comment.