Post VE Day Newsletter
Our special edition VE Day Newsletter is available for download here.
POSTPONED: Consorts’ Event Tour of the Paintings at the Garrick Club, followed by lunch
It is with great regret that the Master's Consort - Stephen Bickford-Smith - has advised that Thursday 19th March's Consort event at the Garrick has had to be postponed due to the ongoing Covid-19 outbreak. We hope to reschedule this event later in the year and will advise when we have fixed a new date. Thank you to everyone who supported this event.
CANCELLED: United Guilds’ Service 2020
It is with great regret that we have to announce that the United Guilds' Service has been cancelled this year by the Dean of St Paul’s Cathedral and the Chairman of the United Guilds’ Service owing to the prevailing nationwide situation regarding the risks of COVID-19. Accordingly, the post-service lunch at Painter-Stainers' Hall has also been cancelled and refunds will be made to everyone who has booked.
POSTPONED: Master’s Lecture 17th March 2020
We are very sorry to announce that in the light of the prevailing nationwide situation regarding Covid-19 the upcoming Master's Lecture on Tuesday 17th March cannot proceed as planned. Further arrangements will be notified in due course.
2020’s Mediation Skills Competition
The Worshipful Company of Arbitrators’ UK Mediation Skills Competition was a great success again this year. The prestigious event, the seventh of its type, was held at the International Dispute Resolution Centre in London over the weekend of 24th to 26th January 2020. It was open to law students, trainees and pupils from UK universities and colleges, law schools, law firms, inns of court and barristers’ chambers. Teams were fielded by Kings Chambers, 39 Essex, Falcon Chambers, Linklaters, Osborne Clarke, TLT, University of West England, London Metropolitan and the Law School of...
News from Saracens School
The Worshipful Company of Arbitrators is delighted to support Saracens High School in London NW9. We have received the following update from them. You can read more about Saracens MAT here: Saracens School; and about our support for them here: https://www.arbitratorscompany.org/education-pupillage/saracens-high-school/. “The recent events at Saracens Rugby Club and their relegation from the Premiership at the end of this season because of 'Salary Cap' breaches is a sad outcome for the club but has not impacted on the Saracens High School progress. The DFE has...
Past Master of WCA re-elected as Chair of Livery Committee
We are delighted that Past Master Vicky Russell has been re-elected as Chair of the Livery Committee for a further year. The Committee acts as an important link between the Livery and the City of London Corporation. Vicky has been an active member of the Committee since 2013.
Team Up newsletter
You can read Team Up's Spring newsletter here: Team Up Newsletter June 2019. Our charitable donation will have helped Team Up to deliver their successful Spring programme of tuition and homework support in Maths and English in schools in underprivileged areas of Lambeth and Southwark. If any member of the Company would like to volunteer for mentoring of the young tutors who help to deliver these programmes, they are welcome to contact Liveryman David Steward. The mentoring is hugely valuable to the tutor and very...
Jailed and Bailed – for Charity!
FROM THE MASTER THE RT HON SIR GARY HICKINBOTTOM JAILED & BAILED APPEAL 1ST JULY 2019 Dear Liverymen and Freemen In support of British Red Cross – The Jailed & Bailed Event That it should come to this! On the 1st July 2019, following a false accusation of the most grevious nature I have been summoned to the Old Bailey, alongside several Masters of other livery companies, to answer to these trumped up and false charges!! As you can imagine, this is particularly embarrassing for...
WCA strengthens its link with 622 Squadron
We are delighted that Freeman Gillian Ekins has joined our RAF liaison team from January 2019. The first visit by the Company to RAF Brize Norton, where 622 Squadron is based, is being organised. You can read more about our association with 622 Squadron here.