DOCSLIB.ORG

City White Book 2015 – Order Form

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text

Load more

T CIT HE Y OF LOND W ON BOOK H O IT RDER E 20 F BOO ORM The enti K C to re C rea goo ity f 15 ting d c ami W Boo ause ly is eal k is a s and insti th. Lor n op to nctiv Giv d M por supp ely i ing th ayor tunit ort nclin Tim e fu ’s Ap y to our L ed b e. S ll £1 pea do b ord oth up refer 5 pu l (Ch oth May to d por ence rcha arity , bec or. T onat ting In boo se p : 11 ause he W e mo Pe the k o rice 4897 the hite ney opl firs n the of th 6) re e. lead t sec Squ is us ceiv ing tion are eful, es an figu , the Mile com d h res Lo . pa The Court of Aldermen ow rep rd ct, Cont T thei ort o May ents he r p n or dir art wh and Peter Estlin g ecto of “ at t oth ov ry th he e Ward: Coleman Street 5 e s e y r First Elected: 2013 rn ec C ar Forew an tio ity e Correspondence: Members' Room, PO Box 270, Guildhall, London, EC2P 2EJ 7 ord – L ce n m do Email: [email protected] In The or , s a in 9 trod Rt H d an w ch g Liveries and Guilds: International Bankers, Chartered Accountants, Educators, Ironmongers T uctio on M d hi i Clubs: Walbrook, 67 Pall Mall 1 he n The ay in ch ne 1 Mayo Lord C o cl fo ” Biography: Educated at King Edward’s School, Witley and the University of Bristol, Peter Estlin trained a1s a Chartered Supp ral th May ou r, S ud ll wo Accountant and became a partner with Coopers & Lybrand in 1993. The majority of his career has be3en spent in ortin eme or o Banking, initially as CFO of Salomon Brothers Asia in Hong Kong, and then CFO of Citigroup’s Banking Division iCn s nc he e w rk 1 urre g the this New York and London. He joined Barclays in 2008 as Group Financial Controller and has been CFO 7of the Retail ilm ri ill , s s. H nt iss Lord year e ffs us ta Division, Acting Group CFO and currently CFO of Barclays Non-Core. His non-executive appointments2 include Treasurer ow ues May – Th t of Bridewell Royal Hospital and Chairman of British Airways International Advisory Board. He is marrie3d to Lindy and t f e n, , A ra rt H he C or th or’s A Rt H Th a l te w has three children. 2 ow ity i e Ci ppe on e ll de d it 5 the s go ty C al – The n an rm p h Corporation committees: Court of Aldermen • Court of Common Council • Education Board • Information SyEstedms u City vern orpo Wen Lord c r Sub (Finance) • Planning and Transportation • Trustees of the Emanuel Hospital Charitable Trust 26 ca m ed rat dy M om ch en of O tion eets and ion – Lloy ayor M e or a ile 27 ur c in th its m fund Ma d a d ed n s O ultur e Cit any ed – rk Bo st ire i d of 2 ur o e , he y – C comp Rog leat er c n Co t 8 pen ritag athe etin er Ch CC s A to th m he 3 Phila spac e an rine g de adw o s rie ei m Jeffrey Richard Evans 0 nthr es d d lib McG man ick C ur so s r W o The opy uring rarie uinn ds – C c ci of n 31 City in th the s – V ess C Alde a a Ward: Cheap Sheriff: 2012 –13 e hu ti t rd The ’s Po Squ past ivien C rman h First Elected: 2007 3 lic a y n rc on e p 2 Old B e – re M ear e Lit Aliso liv he s, Li ro The aile Com ile – – We tlech n Go er s H ve fi Correspondence: Members' Room, PO Box 270, Guildhall, L3on3don, EC2P 2EJ role y – J miss Jere ndy ild C wm a a l Email: [email protected] o ud io m M C a y h n ll rie es 3 A re f the ge B ner A y M ead n o d s, s . 5 tro- mo rian dri ayh CC s m e a Liveries and Guilds: Shipwrights, Goldsmiths, World Traders Th and der Ba an L ew C pit aj sta nd e Cit a pr n Sh rker eppa C Biography: Jeffrey was born and spent his early years in Sweden and was educated at the Nautical College, Pangbouryne o e r So al or bl G U by n -per riff – d i and Pembroke College, Cambridge, where he read Economics. His City career started in 1972 as a graduate trainee s su ty se ish ui SEFU umb pect Adri pp , a rv e ld with Clarksons. the shipbrokers. Jeffrey’s training included three months with the3 sh8ipbuilder, Scott LLithg oIwN, on the ers ive – an W d s Clyde and three more with a leading Norwegian shipbroker, before joining the Tanker Department. In 1979 he moved A a o nd ice C , P T FO lder ddin to the Gas Division, where as Managing Director he has advised on strategy and arranged freight chover on everything R m (I rt in s, it a 39 e M MA an gham n ou t cl y st from spot voyages to complex long-term deals. He is a Director of Maritime London, theT umbrella orgaanisyatoion r TIO Sir D fa r e u su promoting London and the UK's maritime professional services, and also a member of the Baltic hExcehange. alty N av ct Lo r-l bs p 40 Lord id W i Corporation committees: Annual General Meeting of the Lord Mayor's Show Ltd • Committee of Alderm anic o , b rd ve in pl 4 The Mayo otto uy M ry t ier Almoners, Common Council Governors and Donation Governors of Christ's Hosp1ital • Court of AlderSmehn r• iCeourt of r n h Common Council • Education Board • Epping Forest & Commons Committee • Lord Mayor's Show Ltd • Policyv and se a c e s, 4 The S alty y o Resources Committee • Trustees of the Emanuel Hospital Charitable Trust 2 h ve or m Sq Th eriffs ra ’s pe ua External appointments: Christ's Hospital – Aldermanic Almoner • City o5f Lo4ndon Academy eIsli nCgtoon l!) Ap tit re Th urt o , u p io M 44 The White Book 55 e Re f Ald C sin ea n i S cord erm ha g l a s a le, 58 enior er of en C rte t n n C Lo or r h T om n re e d d d E sp d e he m o de ond A b e 90 C on n nb en c s o T ri c u v u C e d e c i r o le ge : T o m e C t u p , h y o W ho Ke e C un n ity f nc e n nt le p 1 W C il e t a bs : , T rk a t 04 om m it 01 N , L n l a e e 7 8 a s r m n e c d : w 32 6S rk ts . L s o X s o i ww 866 fie ( f ve n . 4 ld 8 p 1 r C w 2 , 6 o 0 y M cca 3 Ke ) y 6 C ou e n r o n ess w.o t Ha m o Li m ci a rg tc v p l I am ge .uk h R f 1 er an h fro oa b 0 y ie m on m d t 7 C s y our t , C e o a p e h h E r m n M red d to e ma ock l Liv p d ar fe e M e k l c h il h o e a e t Se Sp low ss av a : c am 1 r n h nio offo W or, e b ste le H w 0 y ie e r r e r W 8 C W t d a M r k s ir ar h iffi rd ic en @ ill o den cul ens ha ele w , Ma . L m in gr t t to fo el ct cc ste h i p o o he u r t Fo ed ae r . ve a r u Co nd hei wle Ma w Par . i 1 r n d p m ers r s , f st .o tne . t 6 y ie er in the pan tan upp or er a rg. r . e 7 C s o g m y d a u S . o s e on wh ort. sp nd k enio . m in f str of ma ere As len mu r W . B Liv p a pr es In n t pr did st Ju ard . e a lp e T sing teg y oc he t evio ye tha nior en .
Recommended publications
  • Chaucer’S Birth—­A Book Went Missing

    Chaucer’S Birth—­A Book Went Missing

    © Copyright, Princeton University Press. No part of this book may be distributed, posted, or reproduced in any form by digital or mechanical means without prior written permission of the publisher. •CHAPTER 1 Vintry Ward, London Welcome, O life! I go to encounter for the millionth time the reality of experience. — James Joyce, Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man In the early 1340s, in Vintry Ward, London— the time and place of Chaucer’s birth— a book went missing. It wasn’t a very important book. Known as a ‘portifory,’ or breviary, it was a small volume containing a variety of excerpted religious texts, such as psalms and prayers, designed to be carried about easily (as the name demonstrates, it was portable).1 It was worth about 20 shillings, the price of two cows, or almost three months’ pay for a carpenter, or half of the ransom of an archer captured by the French.2 The very presence of this book in the home of a mer- chant opens up a window for us on life in the privileged homes of the richer London wards at this time: their inhabitants valued books, ob- jects of beauty, learning, and devotion, and some recognized that books could be utilized as commodities. The urban mercantile class was flour- ishing, supported and enabled by the development of bureaucracy and of the clerkly classes in the previous century.3 While literacy was high in London, books were also appreciated as things in themselves: it was 1 Sharpe, Calendar of Letter- Books of the City of London: Letter- Book F, fol.
  • Alderman Vincent Keaveny 34 Hurlingham Square, London SW6 3DZ Vtkeaveny@Gmail.Com

    Alderman Vincent Keaveny 34 Hurlingham Square, London SW6 3DZ [email protected]

    Monday 25th June 2018 Election of Sheriffs for the City of London Candidature of Alderman Vincent Keaveny 34 Hurlingham Square, London SW6 3DZ [email protected] www.vincentkeaveny.city To the Liverymen of the City of London May 2018 My Lords, Ladies and Gentlemen, My colleagues on the Court of Aldermen support my nomination as a candidate for the ancient office of Sheriff of the City London for 2018/19. It is therefore with a sense of privilege and enthusiasm that I offer myself to the Livery at the election to be held at Common Hall in Guildhall on Monday 25th June 2018 at 12 noon. If a poll is demanded, I ask you for your further support by voting in my favour at the ballot on Monday 9 July 2018, also at Guildhall. I was born in Dublin on 1st July 1965 and was educated at St Michael's College, Dublin, then I graduated from University College Dublin with a Bachelor of Civil Law in 1986 and from Trinity College, Dublin with a Master in Letters in 1989. I was called to the Irish Bar in 1988. I have lived and worked in London since 1989. Since my admission as a Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales in 1992 I have been a banking and finance lawyer in private practice. I am a partner in international law firm, DLA Piper, where I am the international co-chair of the financial services sector. My clients are a mix of corporate and financial institutions in the UK and Europe for whom I work on debt finance and complex capital markets transactions.
  • Broad Street Ward News

    Broad Street Ward News

    December 2016 Broad Street Guildhall School of Music & Drama – A centre of excellence for Performing Arts This is the final article for the Ward Since its founding in 1880, the School has performances by ensembles with which Newsletter this year featuring the stood as a vibrant showcase of the City the Guildhall School is associated, Committees of which the Members of London Corporation’s commitment namely Britten Sinfonia, the Academy of Common Council for the Ward to education and the arts. The School of Ancient Music and the BBC Singers. of Broad Street are Chairmen. The is run by the Principal, Professor Barry Ife Student performances are open to the Ward is probably unique in that all its CBE, supported by three Vice Principals public and tickets are available at very Common Councilmen are Chairmen (Music, Drama and Academic). The reasonable prices. of major committees of the City of School recently announced that Lynne London Corporation. The two previous Williams will become the next Principal, In 2014, following an application Newsletters have featured the submitted to the Higher Education Markets Committee chaired by John Funding Council for England (HEFCE), Scott CC and the Planning and the School was granted first degree Transportation Committee chaired awarding powers, enabling it to confer by Chris Hayward CC. its own first degrees rather than those of City University. John Bennett, Deputy for the Ward, is Chairman of the Board of Governors This summer, HEFCE conducted an of the Guildhall School of Music & institution-specific review which resulted Drama, owned by the City Corporation in the Guildhall School’s teaching being and part of the City’s Cultural Hub.
  • Review of Polling Districts and Polling Places PDF 625 KB

    Review of Polling Districts and Polling Places PDF 625 KB

    Committee: Policy and Resources Committee Date: 2 October 2014 Subject: Review of Polling Districts and Polling Public Places Report of: Town Clerk For Decision Summary Each local authority is required to periodically conduct reviews into the polling districts and polling places used at UK Parliamentary elections within its area. The Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013 introduced a change to the timing of these compulsory reviews, requiring a review to be started and completed by each local authority between 1 October 2013 and 31 January 2015 (inclusive), and in accordance with this timetable, the City of London has been conducting a review of its arrangements. In conducting the review, the City has been required to take certain steps set out in Schedule A1 of the Representation of the People Act (1983). Having following the statutory process, this report is to make recommendations to the Committee for the future arrangements for polling stations and polling places in the City to be used at UK Parliamentary elections. Recommendations The Committee is requested to agree that:- There should be no changes to the existing boundaries of polling district AL. Situated in the western part of the City, AL district contains the Bread Street, Castle Baynard, Cordwainer, Cheap, Farringdon Within, Farringdon Without, Queenhithe, and Vintry Wards. The polling place for AL polling district should continue to be St Bride Foundation, Bride Lane. There should be no changes to the existing boundaries of polling district CL. Situated on the Eastern side of the City, it covers Aldgate, Billingsgate, Bishopsgate, Bridge and Bridge Without, Broad Street, Candlewick, Cornhill, Dowgate, Langbourn, Lime Street, Portsoken, Tower and Walbrook Wards.
  • Committee(S): Policy and Resources Date: 3 June 2021

    Committee(S): Policy and Resources Date: 3 June 2021

    Committee(s): Date: Policy and Resources 3 June 2021 Subject: Public Amendment to an Act of Common Council - Aldermanic Elections Which outcomes in the City Corporation’s Corporate Plan does this proposal aim to impact directly? Does this proposal require extra revenue and/or No capital spending? If so, how much? N/A What is the source of Funding? N/A Has this Funding Source been agreed with the N/A Chamberlain’s Department? Report of: Town Clerk For Decision Report Author: Lorraine Brook Summary The Act of Common Council (as amended) of 14 July 1960 requires that, following the death, resignation (surrender of Office) or disqualification of an Alderman, the matter shall be reported by the Town Clerk to the next regular meeting of the Court of Aldermen. 1 A report of such matters to the Court of Aldermen shall, as per paragraph 4 of the Act of Common Council, result in a Wardmote being summoned and held for the election of an Alderman of the Ward within forty-two working days. Following the death of Alderman Sir Roger Gifford (Alderman of the Ward of Cordwainer since 2004) on 25 May 2021, the Town Clerk is required to report this sad occurrence to the Court of Aldermen at its next scheduled meeting, which is due to take place on 6 July 2021. As per the current requirements, an election would be held within the Ward of Cordwainer within 42 working days. Within these timescales the latest date on which an election could take place would be 3 September 2021.
  • Governor's House

    Governor's House

    Finsbury Circus Liverpool St ALL LONDON W LOND ON W E ALL T A H G BE O Governor’s HouseR V U E IS N O T M D A A S O R D 5 Laurence Pountney Hill, London EC4R 0BR G K IT M S S C P H O United Kingdom H S I B Bank of Swiss Re England (The ‘Gherkin’) LEADENHALL ST C RNHILL O Ba nk L O M K B A Moorgate I R Liverpool St Aldgat e N D G S T W M I I C L N Mansion AN L FEN N I C T O ON S A HURCH S House T M R I S E T S Fenchurch St Cannon St EASTCHE AP TH G AM T ES S TO E T W G Monument E R D I ST Tower Hill R B K L OWER R TH A AM Adelaide House ES ST W H E Tower of T Custom House G U London Governor’s House D O I S 5 Laurence Pountney Hill R B LONDON EC4R 0BR N O D R IV N E R O T L HA M E S London Bridge Telephone By Underground S OUTHW ST +44 (0)20 3400 1000AR K The nearest underground station is Cannon Street (Circle and District The telephone switchboard is open between 0730 and 2200hrs, lines). Alternatively Bank (Central, Northern and Waterloo & City lines) is a Monday to Friday. In addition all solicitors have a DDI line with 5min walk away – use exit 6 for Lombard Street.
  • Bibliography

    Bibliography

    Bibliography Manuscripts The National Archives, Kew SP 1 State Papers, Henry VIII. SP 12 State Papers, Elizabeth I. SP 46 Johnson Papers, George Stoddard’s petty cash book. PCC Prob. 11 Prerogative Court of Canterbury, will registers. London Metropolitan Archives (LMA) Manuscript Records of the City of London Journal of the Court of Common Council COL/CC/01/01/001 – 027 1507–1605 Repertories of the Court of Aldermen COL/CA/01/01/002 – 027 1506–1604 Parochial Records (Listed Using Guildhall Library, London, References) 819/1 All Hallows the Great, Vestry Minutes, 1574–1655 5090/1 All Hallows London Wall, Churchwardens’ Accounts, 1455–1536 5090/2 All Hallows London Wall, Churchwardens’ Accounts, 1566–1681 4956/1 All Hallows Staining, Vestry Minutes, 1574–1655 4956/2 All Hallows Staining, Churchwardens’ Accounts, 1534–1628 9163 Christ Church Newgate, Churchwardens’ Accounts, 1593–5 4835/1 Holy Trinity the Less, Churchwardens’ Accounts, 1582–1662 1264/1 St Alban Wood Street, Vestry Minutes, 1583–1676 7673/1 St Alban Wood Street, Churchwardens’ Accounts, 1584–1639 1431/1 St Alphage London Wall, Vestry Minutes, 1593–1608 1432/1 St Alphage London Wall, Churchwardens’ Accounts, 1527–53 1432/2 St Alphage London Wall, Churchwardens’ Accounts, 1553–80 1432/3 St Alphage London Wall, Churchwardens’ Accounts, 1580–1621 2088/1 St Andrew by the Wardrobe, Churchwardens’ Accounts, 1570–1668 1046/1 St Antholin Budge Row, Churchwardens’ Accounts, 1574–1708 1568 St Benet Gracechurch, Churchwardens’ Accounts, 1578–1674 877/1 St Benets Paul’s Wharf, Vestry Minutes,
  • 'We Care Not a Fig, Who Is Lord Mayor of London, Or Tory Or Whig':1 Popular Political Culture in the City of London, C.1725

    'We Care Not a Fig, Who Is Lord Mayor of London, Or Tory Or Whig':1 Popular Political Culture in the City of London, C.1725

    ‘We care not a Fig, who is Lord Mayor of London, or Tory or Whig’: 1 Popular Political Culture in the City of London, c.1725-46 Eleanor Bland The Georgian City of London was a site of lively political activity, as Londoners from all walks of life engaged in formal and informal ways with political events and structures. This article provides a fresh perspective by examining City politics from the grass-roots level, from the streets and alleys of the City, revealing powerful internal City dialogues. The focus is on the period between the City Elections Act of 1725, and the repeal of its most unpopular provision, the Aldermanic veto, in 1746. This corresponds to an era of intense agitation both in the City, where political events were frequently the topic of newspaper reports and pamphlets, and nationwide, with mounting opposition to Prime Minister Robert Walpole and his corrupt ‘Whig Oligarchy’. The City, as Nicholas Rogers and Henry Horwitz argue, played a vital role in the national political opposition to Walpole’s deeply unpopular Excise Bill of 1733, and his 1739 treaty with Spain; these provoked widespread opposition as affronts to City merchants’ trading interests, making this a particularly turbulent period. 2 However, this study uncovers a groundswell of citizen political activism through an analysis of the dialogues of elections to the Common Council. The Corporation of London was governed by the Lord Mayor, the Court of Aldermen and the much larger Court of Common Council, the legislative body for civic matters. Common Council
  • Guidance for Election As an Alderman and Guidance on Progression to the Offices of Sheriff and Lord Mayor

    Guidance for Election As an Alderman and Guidance on Progression to the Offices of Sheriff and Lord Mayor

    Guidance for election as an Alderman and Guidance on Progression to the Offices of Sheriff and Lord Mayor This document aims to provide practical guidance to those considering standing for election as an Alderman* of the City of London, as well as guidance for those elected on the steps involved in progressing to the role of both Sheriff and Lord Mayor. The role of an Alderman The role of an Alderman in the City of London is one of the oldest elected roles in the UK. Each of the twenty‐five Wards in the City elects one Alderman for a term of up to six years, although you can seek re‐election up to the age of 70. The 25 Aldermen form the Court of Aldermen1, one of the three governing Courts of the City of London. While the precise nature of the Office continues to evolve, its aims remain consistent, that is to encourage trade, champion standards, build skills in the workforce and promote the City as an attractive place to live and do business. An Alderman will also sit on the Court of Common Council2 which is responsible for the overall policies and resources of the City of London Corporation, and sets the Corporation’s multi‐year strategy and plans. Part of the role of an Alderman is to champion one or more elements of the Corporation’s strategy and participate on one or more operating committees. A more detailed job description of the role and the duties undertaken can be found at Appendix 1. The Court of Aldermen One of the responsibilities of the Court is to elect the Lord Mayor each year.
  • (Public Pack)Agenda Document for Markets Committee, 10/03/2021 11:30

    (Public Pack)Agenda Document for Markets Committee, 10/03/2021 11:30

    Public Document Pack Markets Committee Date: WEDNESDAY, 10 MARCH 2021 Time: 11.30am Venue: VIRTUAL PUBLIC MEETING (ACCESSIBLE REMOTELY) Members: John Chapman, Langbourn Gregory Lawrence, Farringdon Without (Chairman) North Side James Tumbridge, Tower (Deputy Deputy Edward Lord, Farringdon Chairman) Without Matthew Bell, Farringdon Within Wendy Mead, Farringdon Without North Peter Bennett, Wallbrook Side Nicholas Bensted-Smith, Cheap Deputy Robert Merrett, Bassishaw Mark Bostock, Cripplegate Deputy Brian Mooney (Chief Commoner) Deputy David Bradshaw, , Queenhithe Cripplegate Within Hugh Morris Simon Duckworth, Bishopsgate Deputy Joyce Nash, Aldersgate Without John Petrie, Billingsgate John Edwards, Farringdon Within Stephen Quilter, Cripplegate Without Deputy Kevin Everett, Candlewick Deputy Elizabeth Rogula Helen Fentimen John Scott, Broad Street Alderman Alison Gowman Ian Seaton, Cornhill Alderman David Graves Deputy Dr Giles Shilson, Bread Street Deputy Tom Hoffman Mark Wheatley, Dowgate Michael Hudson Deputy Philip Woodhouse Deputy Henry Jones, Portsoken Dawn Wright Angus Knowles-Cutler, Castle Baynard Enquiries: Antoinette Duhaney, 020 7332 1408, [email protected] Accessing the virtual public meeting Members of the public can observe this virtual public meeting at the below link: https://youtu.be/kl60l8XiWlY This meeting will be a virtual meeting and therefore will not take place in a physical location following regulations made under Section 78 of the Coronavirus Act 2020. A recording of the public meeting will be available via the above link following the end of the public meeting for up to one municipal year. Please note: Online meeting recordings do not constitute the formal minutes of the meeting; minutes are written and are available on the City of London Corporation’s website.
  • Proposed Chief Commoner's Handbook PDF

    Proposed Chief Commoner's Handbook PDF

    F I N A L D R A F T CITY OF LONDON CORPORATION THE CHIEF COMMONER’S HANDBOOK EDITOR’S INTRODUCTION This Handbook is provided as a guide to the Chief Commoner of the day, the Chief Commoner Elect, and to those who might consider standing for the office of Chief Commoner, as an indication of the nature and responsibilities of the Chief and the support available to them. Whilst it is a comprehensive volume, it can only act as a supplement to official guidance offered by relevant Officers and there will inevitably be omissions and errors, which I will try and catch with updates from time to time. DEPUTY EDWARD LORD, OBE JP A. HISTORIC BACKGROUND The origin of City’s custodianship of London Bridge lies beyond legal memory. The Bridge House estate developed from that custodianship. Since 1444, when the City’s Estate was conferred on the citizens of London by a charter of Henry VI, the Common Council has administered both the City’s Estate and the Bridge House Estates. The City Lands Committee, which later became the City Lands and Bridge House Estates Committee, was established for this purpose in the late sixteenth century, and its Chairman given the courtesy title of Chief Commoner, though the title itself only came into common use in the late nineteenth century. The importance of this Committee within the Corporation, on account of its control of the City's property and non-rates revenues and its consequent influence on policy and activities, gave its Chairman a certain eminence and precedence over other Common Councilmen.
  • June 2018 NEWS

    June 2018 NEWS

    LIVERY June 2018 BRIEFING Message from the Chairman, Deputy Richard Regan OBE Dear Liverymen, I present the latest edition of the Livery Briefing newsletter, which I hope is both interesting and useful to all members of the Livery. The Livery Committee website also provides a huge source of information and I hope you will not hesitate to let either myself or the Deputy Chairman, Victoria Russell, know if there are any areas of interest that you feel are not covered either in the periodical newsletter or on this website. Should you wish to contact us or contribute to future editions of the Briefing, please contact the Clerk to the Livery Committee, Gregory Moore, who will pass on any correspondence. Common Hall has of course been a major event for all Liverymen this month, particularly since it was contested by four candidates. Your Livery Committee considered various ways in which to modify the usual show of hands and visual count to ensure clarity, transparency, accuracy, and equity. It was hoped that a result could be declared on the day and I would like to thank Liverymen assembled for their patience, the candidates for their co-operation and the many staff who attended all three Halls which enabled this to be the case. We will be looking at how we can further improve the future arrangements where there is a contested Election, in particular the Count where a show of hands is specified under the relevant governing legislation and I would also draw your attention to the arrangements for 2019 and the proposed double Aldermanic Election in 2020/21.