16 December 2011
Media advisory: City of London High Court case to remove St
Paul’s tents and equipment begins Monday 19 December
The City of London Corporation’s High Court case to remove tents
and equipment from outside St Paul’s will start Monday 19 December.
The case is expected to last three to four days.
During the hearing, the City of London Corporation will not be
making general media comment, but the Deputy Chairman of the Policy
& Resources Mark Boleat, will be available for comment once a
judgement is made (Chairman Stuart Fraser is overseas).
For details of the City of London’s position about tents and
equipment on the highway, please see
www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/stpauls and
www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/stpaulslegal for
detailed legal evidence.
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Notes to editors
- Media enquiries:
Media team, City of London Corporation Tel 020 7332 1906
- About the City of London Corporation:
The City of London Corporation is a uniquely diverse elected body
that supports and promotes the City as a world leader in
international finance and business services and provides policing
and local services – including acting as Highways Authority – to
those working in, living in and visiting the Square Mile. It also
provides valued services to London and the nation. These include
the Barbican Centre and the Guildhall School of Music & Drama;
the Guildhall Library and Art Gallery and London Metropolitan
Archive; a range of education provision (including three City
Academies); five Thames bridges (including Tower Bridge and the
Millennium Bridge); the Central Criminal Court at Old Bailey; over
10,000 acres of open spaces (including Hampstead Heath and Epping
Forest), and three wholesale food markets. It is also London’s Port
Health Authority and runs the Animal Reception Centre at Heathrow.
It works in partnership with neighbouring boroughs on the
regeneration of surrounding areas and the City Bridge Trust, which
it oversees, donates more than £15m to charity
annually.