The Master hosted the annual banquet of The City of London Solicitors’ Company in the prestigious Egyptian Room at the Mansion House on Tuesday 10 March. It was a very well attended banquet with the civic party present, Lady Mayor, Alderman Dame Susan Langley and the sheriffs Alderman Robert Hughes-Penney and Deputy Keith Bottomley CC…
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A team of wine enthusiasts from the Company, led by the chair of our wine committee Nick Hughes and including a special guest Jane Davis, Prime Warden of the Worshipful Company of Blacksmiths, took part in a Call My Bluff wine tasting. Held in the salubrious surroundings of the Guildhall Club, the event was put…
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Fifty members of the City of London Solicitors’ Company met in the Hung, Drawn and Quartred for light refreshments before heading across to the iconic Tower of London. Once checked in, they enjoyed an atmospheric tour of the tower with a Yeoman Warden followed by observing the iconic Ceremony of the Keys. Set amidst the…
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February 5th, 2026 at Furniture Makers’ Hall. Many of you came and met your fellow members and our prospective members making this event an evening of fellowship. The next event is on May 5th, 6:30pm
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The Livery Dinner this year, was (unusually) a joint event with the Inner Temple, uniting the two parts of the legal profession, and connecting the Livery members of the Company with the barristers and judges of the Inner Temple, the Treasurer (head) of which this year just happened to be the Master’s husband. Held in…
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Life and Soul of the Ex Parte was the theme of the CLSC float in the first ever Lady Mayor’s Show. The costumes, by Mahogany, were spectacular and the float received super coverage on the BBC. Officers and members of the company were joined by sponsor companies to walk through the City in celebration of…
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The Celebration of Impact 2025 was a sell-out event, with standing room only. We celebrated the impact of the CLSC and CLLS through the work of the Charity and other Committees. Prisoners Abroad, Haringey Law Centre and Rights of Women all presented how the grants from the CLSC Charitable Fund had helped their work. City…
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On Sunday, 20th September the CLSC sports team entered the Law Society’s pre-eminent annual sporting fixture spanning: Contact Rugby Sevens (men’s) Touch/Tag Rugby (mixed) Netball Men’s Five-a-Side Football Women’s Five-a-Side Football Over 100 teams competed; the Festival is a magnet for young practitioners and a forum for inter-firm fellowship, recruitment and brand-building. For the Company:…
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The Worshipful Companies of Scriveners, Solicitors and Arbitrators signed the Memorandum of Understanding for the creation of the Legal Livery Group on 16th September 2025. The event was arranged by Sheriff, Alderman Gregory Jones KC and held at the Central Criminal Court before a lecture on the Rule of Law by the Attorney General.
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The Master and Consort attended an inspiring and insightful day at the Cadets Annual Camp. They had such a warm welcome, and were very impressed by the thoughtful, and practical, ways in which the Cadets were being trained, designed to draw out their best qualities, overcome natural shyness, give them understanding how to work as…
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