Legislation and charcuterie; the 'purifying ordeal of skilled argument on the specific facts of a contested case'; the critical role of barmaids; Paul Buckle seeks Ariadne's Skein while Lord Neuberger, practicing what he preaches, but crossing Lord Goff, moves the Supreme Court well past chasing chimeras or engaging in 'essays on the law'; protectors; memoranda of wishes; and subrogation and the insolvent trustee