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I started my professional life in 1951 — in Sir Jamshedji Kanga’s Chambers. It was a crowded Chamber with seven tables for seven of Kanga’s "juniors” — most of them "seniors” in their own right and all in good practice. At that time Nani Palkhivala (pictured) was only nine years at the Bar, but already a "boy-wonder.” He had earned a table for himself but with space just enough to hold conferences with one client. When more clients were present, Nani would confer with them in his 1948 Hillman Minx parked outside. He could work anywhere, always brilliant but always......