You could joke that one of the few things bigger than Clarksons chief executive Andi Case's pay is the number of words used to justify it in the annual report.

Published a few weeks ago, the 2016 document has 14 pages of dense type devoted to the remuneration report.

Here you will find all about the outside consultants and other expert advisors who help ensure that Case's and other top directors’ largesse is supposedly fair and commensurate.