The Court is the governing body of the Company and usually consists of the Officers of the Company (the Master, the Upper Warden, the Under Warden, and the Immediate Past Master), nine other masters past, the chair and nine court assistants.
It meets three times a year before a dinner and considers all matters relating to the Company.
One of its duties is to secure the succession of Masters by selecting suitable court assistants from members of the Livery, as well as ensuring that the Livery Committee, from whom many court assistants are selected, is properly constituted. It receives reports from the various committees and allocates funds and resources as appropriate. The Clerk is in attendance.
Officers
The Master
Andrew Gerard Dawson
Upper Warden
Mark Sutherland Johnson ACH
Under Warden
Alderman Vincent Thomas Keaveny
Immediate Past Master
Christopher Michael Thierry CText FTI
Court of Assistants
Past Master Richard Hollis (2008/09)
Past Master Elizabeth Peacock JP DL (2009/10)
Past Master Simon Bailey (2010/11)
Past Master Simon Boardman-Weston (2012/2013)
Past Master Lt Col. (Retd) Bill Clark (2013/2014)
Past Master Richard Excell (2014/2015)
Past Master John Brewer (2015/2016)
Past Master Peter Hewitt, JP, FCSI, FRSA (2016/2017)
Court Assistant Peter Ackroyd
Court Assistant Alderman Sir David Wootton
Court Assistant Howard Venters
Court Assistant Emmanuel Cohen
Court Assistant The Right Reverend Peter Hullah
Honorary Court Assistant Kenneth Ayers MBE, KStj (2016)
Court Assistant Alderman Emma Edhem
Court Assistant Kevin Barwick
Court Assistant Gregory Craig Waller
Court Assistant Margaret Miller
Court Assistant Judith Pleasance CC
Honorary Court Assistant Robert Allan
Past Masters Emeritus
Past Master Michael Abrahams CBE DL (1996/97)
Past Master The Right Honourable Sir Robin Auld (1984/85)
Past Master John Bishop (2001/02)
Past Master Charles Brook (2006/07)
Past Master Raymond Cousins (1993/1994)
Past Master Brian Dunn CBE (1990/91)
Past Master Michael Gilbert RD (1977/78)
Past Master Sir William Goring Bt (2000/01)
Past Master Gavin Hamilton-Deeley (2007/08)
Past Master Rex Johnson (1997/98)
Past Master Colonel John Nickell-Lean TD (2003/04)
Past Master Richard Pickance (2005/06)
Past Master Richard Proctor (1991/92)
Past Master Paul Rippon (1998/99 & Nov 1999/2000)
Past Master HRH The Princess Royal (1994/95)
Past Master Brian Whitaker (2002/03)