The others are already waiting in the bank’s restaurant when I arrive.‘Stephen’s downstairs,’ one of the lawyers tells me. ‘Here all night apparently.’Ironic cheers greet our chef when he emerges from the kitchen. He’s Vietnamese, about five foot two and very slight. He smiles a lot, you’d never ...
The permanent five plus the ten nations elected for two-year terms by the General Assembly must each have a representative present at UNHQ at all times, ready to attend the Council Chamber. So when Patrick sticks his head in at my door and says “Look sharp. Lady Nicola’s called the Council in,” w...
There were uniformed guys everywhere, regular soldiers and Internal Security. Some were roughing up their manacled prisoners, others strutted around with weapons slung from their shoulders, spoiling for a fight. Apart from the dismembered AfricAid guy, I hadn’t seen one white face.When the cell d...
Sometimes the lawyers descend on the offices of the managing agent, and sometimes there’s a gathering over at the 58 Building, the LCO. But now, midway through the Ottoman Air dispute, we all trooped along to Lincoln’s Inn where our barrister had his chambers. I met Lee Ch...