Keeper of the Roll Simon Lawson is among the first to embark on a programme of employing ex-offenders – which he prefers to describe as ‘returning citizens’ to society – at his merchant business in London. The driver for Simon is ensuring Lawsons becomes an inclusive business for people of all backgrounds.  Court Assistant Lucia...Read More

No Going Back is a new Livery Company initiative set up to support the rehabilitation of offenders through funding and job offers. Our Company is actively involved with this project, with Past Master Stephen Turner and Keeper of the Roll Simon Lawson on the steering committee. The project is London-based and focussed on jobs in...Read More

Careers in merchanting: “The opportunities are there for the taking!” Continuing our #BuildACareerWithoutLimits series we talk to BMF student George Donnelly of C & W Berry. George won the ‘Best Performing BMF Diploma Student’ award at WCoBM’s this year’s City & Awards Luncheon, achieving the highest overall average score over nine modules. We also ask...Read More

Despite the pandemic, we are not short on news to report for our Summer newsletter! We start this issue reflecting on events pre-Covid, with our City & Awards Luncheon in March just managing to get in before Lockdown. Our Master, Dame Fiona Woolf DBE, DL, had lined up a number of exciting social events for...Read More