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("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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But nearly a year ago, following a retendering process by the City of London Corporation, they learned that their bid to keep operating the cafes had been unsuccessful and awarded to Australian group Daisy Green and local operator Cosmin Stuparu.
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bid → follow → Green
Mr Matthews and Ms Fernandez have accused the City of London Corporation’s process of being unfair and filed a judicial review in March to allow them to challenge the retendering process.
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them → accuse → process
At the time, Ms Fernandez told The Standard: “There was no warning, no real engagement from the landlord to tell us what they expected, and no guidance.
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they → tell → what
Now, seven months after filing the judicial review, their application to challenge the decision has now been approved by a High Court Judge.
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application → file → Judge
Speaking to the Ham & High, Mr Matthews said: "We feel vindicated in voicing our doubts about this process, but above all grateful to everyone who helped fund our appeal and for the amazing legal team at Leigh Day and our barristers who made this happen."
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this → speak → Day
Ms Fernandez told the Standard: “It shows that our concerns have been legitimised.
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concerns → tell → Standard
I’m quite confident that our arguments are valid and on many grounds, we didn’t feel like the tendering process had been assessed fairly.”
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process → ’m → grounds
Daisy Green has already opened a new cafe at Parliament Hill Fields - which belonged to a different operator - but is still waiting to take over two of the three Hoxton Beach cafes.
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which → open → cafes
The third Hoxton Beach cafe at Highgate Wood is lined up to go to Cosmin Stuparu.
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cafe → line → Stuparu
Prior to taking over the cafe, Daisy Green owner Prue Freeman told the Standard that she and her husband had run the family-business for over a decade, without any venture capital control - despite misconceptions from the public.
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she → take → public
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Its new cafe has received positive feedback from the public, with a 4.2-star rating on Google Reviews.
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cafe → read → Reviews
Ms Freeman explained that their tender was focused on supporting community projects and insisted that the process had been transparent.
“We were on a level playing field.
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We → explain → field
We put forward our tender based on the criteria we were given.
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we → put → criteria
It’s very difficult to see how there wasn’t transparency in that,” she said at the time.
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she → ’ → time
The Standard has contacted Daisy Green for comment.
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Standard → contact → comment
It is understood that the City of London Corporation considered more than 30 bids for the tender.
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Corporation → understand → tender
Hoxton Beach’s tenancy was also understood to be a tenancy at will, usually only used on a temporary basis.
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tenancy → understand → basis
A spokesperson for the City of London Corporation said: "We note the Court's decision and will continue to defend the claim robustly.
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We → say → claim
"Our process was lawful, open and the only fair and proper way to secure the future of all five cafés.
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process → secure → cafés
Daisy Green and Cosmin Stuparu submitted the strongest proposals and demonstrated the best long-term plans for these important sites.
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Green → submit → sites
"These ongoing proceedings are diverting charitable resources that could otherwise be spent improving and maintaining our open spaces.
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that → divert → spaces
“As charity trustee, our focus remains on protecting these assets and delivering the best possible service for visitors.”
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focus → remain → visitors