Summer2012 Dates for 2012


The City of London Solicitors’ Company Thurs. 6th Sept.


General Purposes Committee at the Company’s offices at 4 College Hill, EC4 at 5.00 p.m.


Thurs. 20th Sept. *Court meeting at 4.30 p.m. followed by Court Dinner at 6.30 p.m.


Thurs. 27th Sept. SOLACCSUR Golf Day. Walton Heath Golf Club. Details available from the Clerk.


Mon. 1st Oct.


Election of Lord Mayor, Guildhall, 11.45 a.m. followed by lunch at venue to be arranged. Liverymen.


Mon. 5th Nov.


General Purposes Committee, at the Company’s offices at 4 College Hill, EC4 at 5.00 p.m.


Sat. 10th Nov. Lord Mayor’s Show.


Mon. 19th Nov. * Court meeting at 11.00 a.m. followed by luncheon at 1.00 p.m.


Tues. 27th Nov. Livery Dinner, Drapers’ Hall, Throgmorton Street, EC2 at 7.00 p.m.


Liverymen and Guests. Dinner Jacket (black tie).


The City of London Law Society


Wed. 19th Sept.


† Committee of the City of London Law Society at 11.00 a.m.


Wed. 28th Nov.


† Committee of the City of London Law Society at 11.00 a.m.


* At Cutlers’ Hall, Warwick Lane, EC4.


Diamond Jubilee Lunch cont...


work with a number of organisations, including the Toynbee Hall Free Legal Advice Centre.


Waleed Rasromani of Linklaters LLP. Waleed won the Company Prize in June 2011 awarded to the most promising City Solicitor from trainees who are in the last 12 months of their training contract, and the competition is based on an essay, references and interview.


Victor Acquah who is the Under Officer in charge of the 71 Irish Rifles Army Cadet Force Unit based in Camberwell with which the Company has formed an affiliation.


Julia Palca, recently retired from


Olswang LLP. As well as her service on the Committee of the City of London Law Society, Julia is the Chair of the Board of Trustees of Macmillan Nurses.


Margaret Chamberlain of Travers


Smith LLP. Margaret is the winner of the Distinguished Service Award this year for her great leadership over the last 10 years of the City of London Law Society’s Regulatory Committee, which is


mainly concerned with services and banking regulation.


Kate Higgins of Stephenson Harwood LLP. Kate has recently taken over as Chair of the Associates Forum which ensures the views of


our younger members are properly heeded.


Michael Webster of Webster Dixon LLP. As well as his service on the Committee of the City of London Law Society and as a member representing the City on the Law Society’s Council, Michael is a past Chairman of the Black Solicitors Network.


Isobel Spencer who is one of the Trustees of the charity My Voice London which the City Solicitors supported last year. This charity works with local young people to help develop their employment skills.


The joint hosts were myself as Master City Solicitor and Alasdair Douglas as Chairman of the City of London Law Society.


We had good Champagne, wines and food in a marvellous setting. Westminster Hall is the oldest remaining part of the Palace of Westminster. It has always been associated with significant public events, including coronation banquets, Lying in State of monarchs and great statesmen and important addresses to Parliament, such as from significant Heads of State. It was the original venue for the three common law courts of the Exchequer, the Common Pleas and the King’s Bench and has witnessed many significant trials, including those of St. Thomas More and King Charles I.


The Hall has a marvellous medieval hammer beam roof with 13 roof trusses, probably to represent Christ and the 12 apostles and thought to reflect the divine authority of judgements of Kings regarded as the Lord’s anointed representative on earth. On display was the new stained glass window designed by John Reyntiens and presented by both Houses of Parliament on the occasion of Her Majesty’s Diamond Jubilee.


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The Queen was accompanied by Prince Charles, the Duchess of Cornwall, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry. They sat separately at different tables throughout the Hall, and there was just one speech: a welcome by the Master Mercer.


During lunch some great British music covering different


performed by The National Children’s Orchestra


which is composed centuries was of


children from the ages of 7 to 13 from across the whole country.


After lunch and following a fanfare of state trumpeters, the Royal Party left between a guard of the Queen’s personal bodyguard, the Yeomen of the Guard, to the horse-drawn open carriages for the procession back to Buckingham Palace.


A very memorable and happy occasion for all of us who were fortunate to attend.


Immediate Past Master, John White


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