Garden Bridge - Revision history

https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/w/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Garden_Bridge Garden Bridge - Revision history 2026-04-10T15:21:26Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.17.4 https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/w/index.php?title=Garden_Bridge&diff=199423&oldid=prev Designing Buildings at 08:01, 28 March 2021 2021-03-28T08:01:31Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: white; color:black;"> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <tr valign='top'> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">Revision as of 08:01, 28 March 2021</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 162:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 162:</td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* Garden Bridge - alternate design.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* Garden Bridge - alternate design.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* Landscape urbanism.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* Landscape urbanism.</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">* London Bridge and its houses, c1209-1761.</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* Pier 55, New York.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* Pier 55, New York.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* Skygarden, Seoul.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* Skygarden, Seoul.</div></td></tr> </table>

Designing Buildings https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/w/index.php?title=Garden_Bridge&diff=180062&oldid=prev Designing Buildings at 08:45, 30 October 2020 2020-10-30T08:45:10Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: white; color:black;"> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <tr valign='top'> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">Revision as of 08:45, 30 October 2020</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 171:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 171:</td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* Garden Bridge - [https://www.gardenbridge.london/ Official site]</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* Garden Bridge - [https://www.gardenbridge.london/ Official site]</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>[[Category:<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Projects_and_case_studies</del>]] [[Category:DCN_Project_Knowledge]] [[Category:Planning_permission]]</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>[[Category:<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">DCN_Commentary]] [[Category:DCN_News]] [[Category:DCN_Policy</ins>]] [[Category:DCN_Project_Knowledge<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]] [[Category:Projects_and_case_studies</ins>]] [[Category:Planning_permission]]</div></td></tr> </table>

Designing Buildings https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/w/index.php?title=Garden_Bridge&diff=127788&oldid=prev Designing Buildings at 09:24, 14 February 2019 2019-02-14T09:24:32Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: white; color:black;"> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <tr valign='top'> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">Revision as of 09:24, 14 February 2019</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 155:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 155:</td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>In February 2019, figures released by Transport for London revealed that contractor Bouygues had been paid £21m and consultant Arup had been paid £12m, contributing to the £53.5m spent on the project.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>In February 2019, figures released by Transport for London revealed that contractor Bouygues had been paid £21m and consultant Arup had been paid £12m, contributing to the £53.5m spent on the project.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">= Find out more =</del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>= Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki =</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div> </div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div></div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">==</del>= Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">==</del>=</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div></div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* Bridge construction.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* Bridge construction.</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 168:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 166:</td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* [[TfL%27s_Thames_crossing_plans|TfL’s Thames crossing plans]].</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* [[TfL%27s_Thames_crossing_plans|TfL’s Thames crossing plans]].</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">==</del>= External resources <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">==</del>=</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>= External resources =</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* LBC - [http://www.lbc.co.uk/hot-topics/garden-bridge/lbcs-long-read-the-garden-bridge-124786/ The Garden Bridge]</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* LBC - [http://www.lbc.co.uk/hot-topics/garden-bridge/lbcs-long-read-the-garden-bridge-124786/ The Garden Bridge]</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* Garden Bridge - [https://www.gardenbridge.london/ Official site]</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* Garden Bridge - [https://www.gardenbridge.london/ Official site]</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>[[Category:Projects_and_case_studies]] [[Category:Planning_permission]]</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>[[Category:Projects_and_case_studies<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]] [[Category:DCN_Project_Knowledge</ins>]] [[Category:Planning_permission]]</div></td></tr> </table>

Designing Buildings https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/w/index.php?title=Garden_Bridge&diff=127787&oldid=prev Designing Buildings at 09:24, 14 February 2019 2019-02-14T09:24:09Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: white; color:black;"> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <tr valign='top'> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">Revision as of 09:24, 14 February 2019</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 150:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 150:</td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>Labour's Shadow Communities Secretary Andrew Gwynne said; &quot;...when Kids Company failed, ministers intervened and brought proceedings against those leading the project - but there has been no interest from the government in the Garden Bridge project. Far too many questions remain outstanding about the governance and use of public funds. We need to see a Parliamentary inquiry into this mess.&quot;</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>Labour's Shadow Communities Secretary Andrew Gwynne said; &quot;...when Kids Company failed, ministers intervened and brought proceedings against those leading the project - but there has been no interest from the government in the Garden Bridge project. Far too many questions remain outstanding about the governance and use of public funds. We need to see a Parliamentary inquiry into this mess.&quot;</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">= Cost =</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">In February 2019, figures released by Transport for London revealed that contractor Bouygues had been paid £21m and consultant Arup had been paid £12m, contributing to the £53.5m spent on the project.</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>= Find out more =</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>= Find out more =</div></td></tr> </table>

Designing Buildings https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/w/index.php?title=Garden_Bridge&diff=113197&oldid=prev Designing Buildings at 05:58, 3 August 2018 2018-08-03T05:58:34Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: white; color:black;"> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <tr valign='top'> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">Revision as of 05:58, 3 August 2018</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 141:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 141:</td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>= Breach of legal duties =</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>= Breach of legal duties =</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>In July 2018, a legal opinion <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">paper </del>was published by Jason Coppel QC suggesting that trustees of the Garden Bridge Trust - including Joanna Lumley and Paul Morrell - may have breached their legal <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">duties </del>to act with reasonable skill and care <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">with regard </del>to the cancellation of the project and the loss of an estimated £46 million of taxpayers' money. Laws governing the operation of charities can mean that trustees are personally liable.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>In July 2018, a legal opinion was published by Jason Coppel QC suggesting that trustees of the Garden Bridge Trust - including Joanna Lumley and Paul Morrell - may have breached their legal <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">duty </ins>to act with reasonable skill and care <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">in relation </ins>to the cancellation of the project and the loss of an estimated £46 million of taxpayers' money. Laws governing the operation of charities can mean that trustees are personally liable.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Criticisms were also directed towards TfL's procurement of Heatherwick Studio and Arup.</del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>The <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">opinion </ins>highlighted the decision to enter into a construction contract with the Bougues-TP Cimolai joint venture. Agreeing a contract when there was a shortfall in the necessary funding and when the necessary rights to use the land had not been acquired, may have constituted a breach of duty.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div> </div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div></div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>The <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">paper </del>highlighted the decision to enter into a construction contract with the Bougues-TP Cimolai joint venture. Agreeing a contract when there was a shortfall in the necessary funding <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">that had been secured, </del>and when the necessary rights to use the land had not been acquired, may have constituted a breach of duty.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div></div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>However, taking legal action against the trustees would prove difficult according to Coppel, since no parties suffered direct loss as a result of the breach; instead they were 'members of the public at large'.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>However, taking legal action against the trustees would prove difficult according to Coppel, since no parties suffered direct loss as a result of the breach; instead they were 'members of the public at large'.</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Coppel also criticised TfL's procurement of Heatherwick Studio and Arup.</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>Labour's Shadow Communities Secretary Andrew Gwynne said; &quot;...when Kids Company failed, ministers intervened and brought proceedings against those leading the project - but there has been no interest from the government in the Garden Bridge project. Far too many questions remain outstanding about the governance and use of public funds. We need to see a Parliamentary inquiry into this mess.&quot;</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>Labour's Shadow Communities Secretary Andrew Gwynne said; &quot;...when Kids Company failed, ministers intervened and brought proceedings against those leading the project - but there has been no interest from the government in the Garden Bridge project. Far too many questions remain outstanding about the governance and use of public funds. We need to see a Parliamentary inquiry into this mess.&quot;</div></td></tr> </table>

Designing Buildings https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/w/index.php?title=Garden_Bridge&diff=113196&oldid=prev Designing Buildings at 05:55, 3 August 2018 2018-08-03T05:55:22Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: white; color:black;"> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <tr valign='top'> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">Revision as of 05:55, 3 August 2018</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 141:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 141:</td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>= Breach of legal duties =</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>= Breach of legal duties =</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>In July 2018, a legal opinion paper was published by Jason Coppel QC <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">that stated the view </del>that trustees of the Garden Bridge Trust - including Joanna Lumley and Paul Morrell - may have breached their legal duties to act with reasonable skill and care with regard to the cancellation of the project and the loss of an estimated £46 million of taxpayers' money. <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">This is in accordance with charity law which </del>can <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">hold </del>that trustees <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">may be </del>personally liable.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>In July 2018, a legal opinion paper was published by Jason Coppel QC <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">suggesting </ins>that trustees of the Garden Bridge Trust - including Joanna Lumley and Paul Morrell - may have breached their legal duties to act with reasonable skill and care with regard to the cancellation of the project and the loss of an estimated £46 million of taxpayers' money. <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Laws governing the operation of charities </ins>can <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">mean </ins>that trustees <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">are </ins>personally liable.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">According to Coppel, much of the criticism was </del>directed towards TfL's procurement of Heatherwick Studio and Arup<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">, which was outside the responsibility of the trust, but he also identified several important matters, chiefly the entering into a construction contract with the Bougues-TP Cimolai joint venture. By entering into the contract at a time when there was a shortfall in the necessary funding that had been secured, and when the necessary rights to use the land had not been acquired, this may have constituted a breach</del>.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Criticisms were also </ins>directed towards TfL's procurement of Heatherwick Studio and Arup.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Legal action would prove difficult </del>to <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">take against </del>the <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">trustees</del>, <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">according </del>to <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Coppel, since there were no particular parties who </del>had <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">suffered direct loss as </del>a <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">result of the </del>breach<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">; instead they were 'members </del>of <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">the public at large'</del>.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">The paper highlighted the decision </ins>to <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">enter into a construction contract with </ins>the <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Bougues-TP Cimolai joint venture. Agreeing a contract when there was a shortfall in the necessary funding that had been secured</ins>, <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">and when the necessary rights </ins>to <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">use the land </ins>had <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">not been acquired, may have constituted </ins>a breach of <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">duty</ins>.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>Labour's Shadow Communities Secretary Andrew Gwynne said <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">that, </del>&quot;...when Kids Company failed, ministers intervened and brought proceedings against those leading the project - but there has been no interest from the government in the Garden Bridge project. Far too many questions remain outstanding about the governance and use of public funds. We need to see a Parliamentary inquiry into this mess.&quot;</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">However, taking legal action against the trustees would prove difficult according to Coppel, since no parties suffered direct loss as a result of the breach; instead they were 'members of the public at large'.</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div> </div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>Labour's Shadow Communities Secretary Andrew Gwynne said<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">; </ins>&quot;...when Kids Company failed, ministers intervened and brought proceedings against those leading the project - but there has been no interest from the government in the Garden Bridge project. Far too many questions remain outstanding about the governance and use of public funds. We need to see a Parliamentary inquiry into this mess.&quot;</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>= Find out more =</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>= Find out more =</div></td></tr> </table>

Designing Buildings https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/w/index.php?title=Garden_Bridge&diff=112922&oldid=prev Editor at 09:41, 31 July 2018 2018-07-31T09:41:04Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: white; color:black;"> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <tr valign='top'> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">Revision as of 09:41, 31 July 2018</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 138:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 138:</td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>On 11 October 2017, Dame Margaret Hodge MP told the GLA Oversight Committee that if it had been built, the total cost of the bridge would have been more than £200 million, saying “It was supposed to be the ‘people’s bridge’, but I’m not sure which people it served”.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>On 11 October 2017, Dame Margaret Hodge MP told the GLA Oversight Committee that if it had been built, the total cost of the bridge would have been more than £200 million, saying “It was supposed to be the ‘people’s bridge’, but I’m not sure which people it served”.</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">= Breach of legal duties =</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">In July 2018, a legal opinion paper was published by Jason Coppel QC that stated the view that trustees of the Garden Bridge Trust - including Joanna Lumley and Paul Morrell - may have breached their legal duties to act with reasonable skill and care with regard to the cancellation of the project and the loss of an estimated £46 million of taxpayers' money. This is in accordance with charity law which can hold that trustees may be personally liable.</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">According to Coppel, much of the criticism was directed towards TfL's procurement of Heatherwick Studio and Arup, which was outside the responsibility of the trust, but he also identified several important matters, chiefly the entering into a construction contract with the Bougues-TP Cimolai joint venture. By entering into the contract at a time when there was a shortfall in the necessary funding that had been secured, and when the necessary rights to use the land had not been acquired, this may have constituted a breach.</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Legal action would prove difficult to take against the trustees, according to Coppel, since there were no particular parties who had suffered direct loss as a result of the breach; instead they were 'members of the public at large'.</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Labour's Shadow Communities Secretary Andrew Gwynne said that, &quot;...when Kids Company failed, ministers intervened and brought proceedings against those leading the project - but there has been no interest from the government in the Garden Bridge project. Far too many questions remain outstanding about the governance and use of public funds. We need to see a Parliamentary inquiry into this mess.&quot;</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>= Find out more =</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>= Find out more =</div></td></tr> </table>

Editor https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/w/index.php?title=Garden_Bridge&diff=100224&oldid=prev Editor at 18:41, 1 March 2018 2018-03-01T18:41:05Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: white; color:black;"> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <tr valign='top'> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">Revision as of 18:41, 1 March 2018</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 107:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 107:</td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>=== March 2018 ===</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>=== March 2018 ===</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>On 1 March 2018, the former Mayor Boris Johnson <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">was due to appear </del>before a London assembly committee <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">where he is expected </del>to face questions over the support he gave to the project during his time as Mayor. A senior lawyer from Underwoods solicitors said that he could be investigated for misconduct in public office if it is shown that he applied political pressure which played a role in the loss of more than £40m of public money.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>On 1 March 2018, the former Mayor Boris Johnson <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">appeared </ins>before a London assembly committee to face questions over the support he gave to the project during his time as Mayor. A senior lawyer from Underwoods solicitors said that he could be investigated for misconduct in public office if it is shown that he applied political pressure which played a role in the loss of more than £40m of public money.</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div> </div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Under questioning, Johnson said he could not recall why he signed a key directive as London mayor that contributed to the loss of the public money and attacked the Architects' Journal (in particular the award-winning journalist Will Hurst) for their focus on the project and its problems. He also blamed the loss on current Mayor Sadiq Khan who took the decision to scrap the project.</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div> </div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Asked about whether he had regrets, Johnson replied:</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div> </div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">“I think what I might have done in retrospect, the obvious thing is I would have tried to get going faster, earlier ... Frankly I hope that one day the whole thing is revived and I think it will be.&quot;</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>= Sadiq Khan withdraws support =</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>= Sadiq Khan withdraws support =</div></td></tr> </table>

Editor https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/w/index.php?title=Garden_Bridge&diff=100164&oldid=prev Editor at 09:39, 1 March 2018 2018-03-01T09:39:09Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: white; color:black;"> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <tr valign='top'> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">Revision as of 09:39, 1 March 2018</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 104:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 104:</td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>The Garden Bridge Trust responded in a letter to Hodge, rejecting her criticisms. The Trust Chairman, Labour Peer Mervyn Davies said; “over three quarters of Londoners support the bridge being built” and suggested to her that her conclusion that the bridge should be scrapped was “based almost entirely on your own opinion and the word of others who have expressed a view, rather than on the word of those with technical expertise in this field”.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>The Garden Bridge Trust responded in a letter to Hodge, rejecting her criticisms. The Trust Chairman, Labour Peer Mervyn Davies said; “over three quarters of Londoners support the bridge being built” and suggested to her that her conclusion that the bridge should be scrapped was “based almost entirely on your own opinion and the word of others who have expressed a view, rather than on the word of those with technical expertise in this field”.</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">=== March 2018 ===</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>On 1 March 2018, the former Mayor Boris Johnson was due to appear before a London assembly committee where he is expected to face questions over the support he gave to the project during his time as Mayor. A senior lawyer from Underwoods solicitors said that he could be investigated for misconduct in public office if it is shown that he applied political pressure which played a role in the loss of more than £40m of public money.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>On 1 March 2018, the former Mayor Boris Johnson was due to appear before a London assembly committee where he is expected to face questions over the support he gave to the project during his time as Mayor. A senior lawyer from Underwoods solicitors said that he could be investigated for misconduct in public office if it is shown that he applied political pressure which played a role in the loss of more than £40m of public money.</div></td></tr> </table>

Editor https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/w/index.php?title=Garden_Bridge&diff=100161&oldid=prev Editor at 09:34, 1 March 2018 2018-03-01T09:34:29Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: white; color:black;"> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <tr valign='top'> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">Revision as of 09:34, 1 March 2018</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 103:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 103:</td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* There was not an open, fair and competitive process for two of the procurements so far undertaken.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>* There was not an open, fair and competitive process for two of the procurements so far undertaken.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>The Garden Bridge Trust responded in a letter to Hodge, rejecting her <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">cirticisms</del>. The Trust Chairman, Labour Peer Mervyn Davies said; “over three quarters of Londoners support the bridge being built” and suggested to her that her conclusion that the bridge should be scrapped was “based almost entirely on your own opinion and the word of others who have expressed a view, rather than on the word of those with technical expertise in this field”.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>The Garden Bridge Trust responded in a letter to Hodge, rejecting her <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">criticisms</ins>. The Trust Chairman, Labour Peer Mervyn Davies said; “over three quarters of Londoners support the bridge being built” and suggested to her that her conclusion that the bridge should be scrapped was “based almost entirely on your own opinion and the word of others who have expressed a view, rather than on the word of those with technical expertise in this field”<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">.</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div> </div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">On 1 March 2018, the former Mayor Boris Johnson was due to appear before a London assembly committee where he is expected to face questions over the support he gave to the project during his time as Mayor. A senior lawyer from Underwoods solicitors said that he could be investigated for misconduct in public office if it is shown that he applied political pressure which played a role in the loss of more than £40m of public money</ins>.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>= Sadiq Khan withdraws support =</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>= Sadiq Khan withdraws support =</div></td></tr> </table>

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