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WCA signs Armed Forces Convenant

On 6th May 2025, the Master, Ms Nicola Cohen, signed the Armed Forces Convenant on behalf of the Worshipful Company of Arbitrators. Air Vice Marshall Munro, the Commandant General of the Royal Auxiliary Air Force, signed on behalf of the Ministry of Defence under the watchful eye of the Rt. Hon. The Lord Mayor, Alderman Alistair King DL. The Armed Forces Convenant is a promise that together we acknowledge and understand that those who serve or have served in the Armed Forces, and their families,...

By: | June 3, 2025 | Uncategorized

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Arbitration Competition 2025

The WCA invites entries for the WCA Arbitration Competition 2025. Entrants should be teams of UK law students / trainees / pupils at UK Universities, Law Colleges, Law Schools, Law Firms, Inns of Court and Barristers’ Chambers. Entries must be submitted by Friday, 13 December 2024. For entry forms and rules see here. The competition will take place over the weekend of 17 – 19 January 2025 at IDRC, London.  

By: | November 6, 2024 | Uncategorized

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Travelling Scholarships

...for Arbitrators to Singapore.  Applications by 10 November 2024. The Worshipful Company of Arbitrators (WCA) invites applications for two Travelling Scholarships, each of £6,000, to enable the recipients of this year’s scholarships to travel to and live in Singapore for a month. For full details click here.

By: | October 23, 2024 | Uncategorized

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Lord Mayor’s farewell bulletin

Alderman Professor Michael Mainelli, The Rt Hon the Lord Mayor of London for the year 2023-24, has sent a farewell bulletin to the Livery companies and the wider Livery community with his thanks for their support during his Mayoralty. The bulletin can be read here. To see the Worshipful Company of Arbitrators at the Lord Mayor's Show for the new Lord Mayor, click here.

By: | September 30, 2024 | Uncategorized

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Arbitrators support sheep drive

On 29 September 29 September 2024, the Master, Wardens and members of the Worshipful Company of Arbitrators supported the Master Woolman and his company by driving sheep over Southwark Bridge, thereby confirming our ancient right as Freemen to drive sheep over London bridges without paying a toll. We celebrated in the traditional manner afterwards.

By: | September 29, 2024 | Uncategorized

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King’s Speech resurrects Arbitration Act reform: WCA discusses

The King's Speech 2024 includes a proposed Arbitration Bill to reform and modernise the Arbitration Act 1996. The company held a seminar on these proposals - see here. These are the details of the proposed Arbitration Bill: The Arbitration Bill will support more efficient dispute resolution, attract international legal business, and promote UK economic growth. It does so by enacting recent Law Commission recommendations to reform arbitration law and bolster our world-leading domestic and international arbitration sector.   What does the Bill do? This Bill...

By: | July 17, 2024 | Uncategorized

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Election of Sheriffs & lunch at Founders Hall

The annual election of Sheriffs will take place at Guildhall on Monday 24 June 2024 at noon. It is one of the privileges of a Liveryman to elect the Sheriffs for the year ensuing. Following the Election, at or around 1 pm, we will repair to Founders' Hall for lunch. The luncheon may be also attended by partners or guests of our Liverymen or Freemen.

By: | June 11, 2024 | Uncategorized

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