 In "A Question Of Pants" it was revealed that Dick had taken early retirement and therefore Stella became the sole senior partner of the firm.Stella Phelps is the senior partner of the firm and had an ambition of being a solicitor since childhood, and always tried to succeed in being the most professional solicitor.However the rest of the firm, especially partners Colin and Dick, hold her back because of their inept attitude towards law and the legal profession.