Barristers, #1

A conversation today with a barrister (who shall remain nameless), briefed by me to appear in a matter:

Barrister: “I won’t be able to appear on the 14th, I’m getting married.”

Myself: “Did it not occur to you four weeks ago, when you had the matter listed for the 14th, that you were getting married?”

Barrister: “No, I forgot to put it in my diary.”