In July we revealed that 4 New Square had rejected Henry Mostyn for tenancy following his arrest with cocaine and ecstasy while queuing outside a Shoreditch nightclub.
What was next for the Eton and Oxford-educated son of High Court judge Sir Nicholas Mostyn QC, we wondered?
Would a caution for possessing drugs mean an end to his legal career?
Well, the good news for Mostyn is that top US firm Cleary Gottlieb has decided to give the kid a second chance...
In May, 4 New Square chambers opted not to sack one its pupils, Henry Mostyn, after he was caught by police with cocaine and ecstasy while queuing outside a Shoreditch nightclub.
Some admired 4 New Square's liberalism. Others questioned whether Mostyn had been made a special case of by virtue of his high profile father, High Court judge Sir Nicholas Mostyn QC.
Meanwhile, there were murmurings that Mostyn had merely been given a stay of execution and that 4 New Square was not planning to keep him on when he finished his pupillage in the summer.
Well, those murmurings proved right...
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