A partner at Hogan Lovells' Dubai office has just been released from jail - after having been incarcerated for driving through a red light.

The partner was convicted of the minor traffic offence and sentenced to 20 days in jail. That's 20 days of bend and stretch in a skanky Dubai jail, for what would merit three points on a driving licence and a fifty quid fine in the UK. Jeez... As the partner was unable to leave the country whilst still under sentence he had no choice but to serve his time.

How it might have looked

A spokesman for the firm said that he was unable to comment as it was a personal matter.

Any lawyers lured by the promise of the expat life in Dubai, might like to think very carefully...