I instructed Robert Jay QC in 2004 [ Pal v GMC]. A fairly well groomed clean shaven dapper barrister,he glided into court as smoothly as any silk.

I have standards - any barrister representing me must have sex appeal. Robert came out at 7/10 on a good day when he wore tight pants. Fast forward seven years and Mr Jay is on the telly starring in the Levenson Inquiry. But oh, what a shock!! Gone is the fresh faced hero of old to be replaced by fuzzy jawed fellow who hides his roguish good looks behind an ill considered growth. Yes, the verbal dexterity is there, the witnesses quiver before his relentless cross examination but where is the eye candy? Truth and justice are all very well but it means nothing without sex appeal.

Transformed by the media's glare, as a Werewolf is transformed by moonlight, Mr Jay is definitely not the man he used to be. Fragile female viewers tuning in for his dashing looks were dealt a cool blow. Many will never be the same again.

Since then, I have been hiding myself under a burqa for fear of recognition as person previously represented by a now fully developed Wimbledon Werewolf. It's too much. It has got to go! The only way to sway this ruthless lawyer's iron resolve is through public persuasion. So, please in the interest of Mr Jay's female clients, past, present and future, sign the petition and request that Mr Jay be taken with all due haste to the nearest professional barber's and be parted from his beard forever more.