31.   The partners are personally responsible for all the affairs of the firm so that whatever system of management is put into place must be subject to their overall supervision.

32.   Where the partners of a firm are numerous, frequent meetings of the full body become impracticable.

33.   The equity partners should perhaps guard against any indemnity being drawn so widely that a salaried partner is relieved from the consequences of such individualism.

34.   The partners should be alive to this.

35.   Even where there may only be two or three partners, the case for incorporating a power of expulsion in the partnership agreement is strong.

36.   Discrimination on the grounds of sex or, where there are six partners or more, race is unlawful and any offending provision is unenforceable.

37.   Books and papers An outgoing partner should be required to deliver up all books and papers in his possession which belong to the firm.

38.   Only there was no partner for Charity.

39.   His partner was more scruffy.

40.   Nowadays there are three partners in the practise specialising almost exclusively in domestic pets.