Obiter knows times are tough out there for property lawyers, but did not realise just how bad things have got until this harrowing picture of Robert Camp, commercial property solicitor and joint managing partner at Exeter firm Stephens Scown, arrived at Obiter Towers this week. Actually, times aren’t quite that tough. Camp is to spend the night sleeping rough at the Guildhall Shopping Centre at the end of the month as part of a SleepEasy event organised by Exeter’s YMCA, to raise money for the homeless. He confesses that he is ‘not in any way looking forward to spending a night sleeping rough’, and is keeping his ‘fingers crossed for decent weather’. See www.justgiving.com/robertcamp to make a donation.
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