30 January 2012
City appoints new City Solicitor as Andrew Colvin steps down
after 23 years
Michael Cogher has been appointed as the City Solicitor for the
City of London Corporation, to take over from Andrew Colvin, who
steps down after 23 years of distinguished service.
Michael, 45, takes over as Comptroller and City
Solicitor on 2 April, leading a department of lawyers
providing advice and handling legal issues for the City
Corporation, a unique body that promotes and supports the Square
Mile and provides local authority services for that area and a
number of iconic services for London and the UK.
Mr Cogher, who has recently advised on the pioneering
tri-borough services project for
Hammersmith/Kensington/Westminster, said:
‘The City of London Corporation makes a unique contribution to
the financial and business well-being of the UK – and Europe – and
the legal issues that arise from the City Corporation's wide range
of services are unique. It’s a privilege to take over the role and
I am very much looking forward to the challenge.’
Mr Cogher trained as an Articled Solicitor with London Borough
of Richmond upon Thames and has built over 20 years’ experience as
a local government solicitor specialising in public and
administrative law. He joined Hammersmith & Fulham in 2001 and
was appointed in 2009 the first shared Borough Solicitor in London
by the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in 2009.
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- About the City of London Corporation
The City of London Corporation is a uniquely diverse organisation.
It supports and promotes the City as the world leader in
international finance and business services and provides local
services and policing for 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.