The Supreme Court has called on the rule committee to consider whether disbursements should be payable separately in fixed-cost personal injury cases.
— Read on www.litigationfutures.com/news/rule-committee-urged-to-review-disbursements-in-fixed-cost-cases
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Coronavirus: vaccine
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Myotonic Dystrophy: RNA medication
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Thank you for registering for “Beyond ADLs: Strategies for Life Modifications, Socializing and More during COVID-19”. About the Presentation: Cynthia Gagnon, PhD, OT, of the Université de Sherbrooke, will discuss ways to modify daily living activities to best benefit those living with DM. Dr Gagnon will discuss the purpose of occupational therapy (OT), what OT can do for you, alert signs and practical tips, including considerations for managing home quarantine during COVID-19. She will review daily living challenges related to home confinement and physical distancing, practical solutions and recommendations. About the Presenters: Cynthia Gagnon, PhD, OT, is a researcher and clinician at the Université de Sherbrooke in Canada. Professor Gagnon trained as an occupational therapist and obtained her PhD in Rehabilitation for Laval University (Canada). She is leading an interdisciplinary research program to document the natural history of the most prevalent neuromuscular disorders in Canada including myotonic dystrophy and recessive spastic ataxia of Charlevoix-Saguenay. She is developing and validating several outcome measures among these populations in preparation for clinical trials. Professor Gagnon is the leader of the OMMYD international initiative for the selection and validation of outcome measures in myotonic dystrophy. She has worked on several clinical guidelines in the rehabilitation field and in interested in knowledge application in rare diseases. Samar Muslemani is a student at the Université de Sherbrooke in Canada, working with Dr Gagnon. She is an occupational therapist and is currently pursuing a masters degree in independent living and researching patients with childhood onset DM1. She just finished her data collection in both Québec and France, and her research is in the practice of health professionals in order to improve care of DM1 patients. |
Thank you for registering for “Beyond ADLs: Strategies for Life Modifications, Socializing and More during COVID-19”.
About the Presentation:
Cynthia Gagnon, PhD, OT, of the Université de Sherbrooke, will discuss ways to modify daily living activities to best benefit those living with DM. Dr Gagnon will discuss the purpose of occupational therapy (OT), what OT can do for you, alert signs and practical tips, including considerations for managing home quarantine during COVID-19. She will review daily living challenges related to home confinement and physical distancing, practical solutions and recommendations.
About the Presenters:
Cynthia Gagnon, PhD, OT, is a researcher and clinician at the Université de Sherbrooke in Canada. Professor Gagnon trained as an occupational therapist and obtained her PhD in Rehabilitation for Laval University (Canada). She is leading an interdisciplinary research program to document the natural history of the most prevalent neuromuscular disorders in Canada including myotonic dystrophy and recessive spastic ataxia of Charlevoix-Saguenay. She is developing and validating several outcome measures among these populations in preparation for clinical trials. Professor Gagnon is the leader of the OMMYD international initiative for the selection and validation of outcome measures in myotonic dystrophy. She has worked on several clinical guidelines in the rehabilitation field and in interested in knowledge application in rare diseases.
Samar Muslemani is a student at the Université de Sherbrooke in Canada, working with Dr Gagnon. She is an occupational therapist and is currently pursuing a masters degree in independent living and researching patients with childhood onset DM1. She just finished her data collection in both Québec and France, and her research is in the practice of health professionals in order to improve care of DM1 patients.
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Coronavirus: new strain
Thomas Bradfield-Kay
— Read on www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/QB/2020/3881.html
A fundamentally dysfunctional system
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English: grammar updates
Riley & Anor v Heybroek [2020] EWHC 1259 (QB) (19 May 2020)
— Read on www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/QB/2020/1259.html
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Asbestos: Talc
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Legionnaire’s disease (HSE)
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Mental health: minds matter (NHS)
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Cuba
Human Rights Committee wants policy-makers to look again at fixed sum compensation model.
— Read on www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/mps-unhappy-over-limited-reform-to-death-damages/5104332.article
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Coronavirus: webinars
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Probate: new forms
The UK’s public health response to covid-19 | The BMJ
— Read on www.bmj.com/content/369/bmj.m1932
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Coronavirus: Mental Health (UN)
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Coronavirus: return to work – GMB
#MakeWorkSafe | Our five tests
— Read on mailchi.mp/gmb/covid19-0506-postholder-88566
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Nakba Day – 72 years on 🇵🇸
Scientists have said the UK reproduction number for COVID-19 is now between 0.7 and 1, up from 0.5 to 0.9 last week.
— Read on news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-r-infection-number-as-high-as-1-after-rising-over-past-week-sage-says-11988983
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Mental Health awareness week 2020
The Regulations have now been amended twice. These are important Regulations which govern all of our conduct at the moment and for the foreseeable future. To make these easy to follow the first amendments are set out in red and the second in green. The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) Regulations 2020 …
— Read on lawinthetimeofcorona.wordpress.com/2020/05/14/the-health-protection-coronavirus-restrictions-england-regulations-2020-as-amended-all-the-amendments-colour-coded/
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Coronavirus: age discrimination
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Coronavirus: need for rehab
England’s deputy chief medical officer is under fire for claiming the UK has been an ‘exemplar in preparedness’.
— Read on uk.news.yahoo.com/amphtml/coronavirus-government-advisers-lancet-091902948.html
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Coronavirus: Care Homes
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Coronavirus: care homes
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English: Infographics
Infographics
— Read on www.grammarcheck.net/infographics/
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Coronavirus: PPE
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Coronavirus: 12KBW
Care providers say government did not discuss key Exercise Cygnus concerns with them
— Read on amp.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/07/revealed-the-secret-report-that-gave-ministers-warning-of-care-home-coronavirus-crisis
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Coronavirus: testing figures
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Coronavirus: figures early May 2020
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Coronavirus: PPE
A new strain has come: Meet Spike D614G, the new & improved coronavirus
— Read on www.rt.com/news/487849-coronavirus-mutating-contagious-strain/amp/
My Dispatch: DM News for the Myotonic Community.
— Read on mailchi.mp/myotonic/my-dispatch-dm-news-for-the-myotonic-community-2020-april
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FTP: Mays Abu Ghosh
Mays Abu Ghosh
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Cuba: International workers’ day
Guidance to avoid examining systemic failures is ‘very worrying’, says Labour
— Read on amp.theguardian.com/society/2020/apr/29/inquests-nhs-staff-deaths-ppe-shortages
Palestine Solidarity Campaign defeats UK Government over pensions divestment – Palestine Solidarity Campaign
— Read on www.palestinecampaign.org/palestine-solidarity-campaign-defeats-uk-government-over-pensions-divestment/
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Coronavirus: USA
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Coronavirus: PPE survey
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Coronavirus: PPE failings
Group says nudity is ‘a symbol of how vulnerable we are without protection’
— Read on amp.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/27/german-doctors-pose-naked-in-protest-at-ppe-shortages
Widely Used Surgical Masks Are Putting Health Care Workers At Serious Risk – Kaiser Health News
— Read on khn.org/news/widely-used-surgical-masks-are-putting-health-care-workers-at-serious-risk/amp/
Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) Regulations 2020 were amended, some of these amendments were quite significant. To show the amendments in a simpler manner we have shown the amendments in red. The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) Regulations 2020 Citation, commencement, application and interpretation 1.— (1) These Regulations may be cited as the…
— Read on lawinthetimeofcorona.wordpress.com/2020/04/28/the-health-protection-coronavirus-regulations-as-amended-the-amendments-highlighted/
There are now a large number of Regulations that deal with Coronavirus. This is an opportune time to list them, summarise their contents and provide links. The Statutory Sick Pay (General) (Coronavirus Amendment) Regulations 2020 – These Regulations provide that a person who is isolating himself from others in accordance with advice on coronavirus is…
— Read on lawinthetimeofcorona.wordpress.com/2020/04/27/coronavirus-regulations-the-list-summaries-and-links-to-make-your-life-easier/
The national and global response to the spread of COVID-19 continues to develop quickly and our collective knowledge of the virus is growing by the second.
— Read on www.gov.uk/government/news/coronavirus-covid-19-scientific-evidence-supporting-the-uk-government-response
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WHO: World Malaria Day 2020
Lusitana and the world’s first malaria vaccine
— Read on www.who.int/news-room/feature-stories/detail/lusitana-and-the-world-s-first-malaria-vaccine
Covid-19: Experts question guidance to reuse PPE | The BMJ
— Read on www.bmj.com/content/369/bmj.m1577
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Coronavirus: stool samples
Human Rights Watch said today. Abdullah al-Hamid
— Read on www.hrw.org/news/2020/04/24/saudi-arabia-rights-pioneer-dies-prison
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Yemen
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PPE how to wear a mask
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Coronavirus: patients turned away
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Whiplash reforms
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FTP: Vladimir Lenin
Vladimir Lenin – Wikipedia
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Last week, we noted that service of documents abroad via the Foreign Process Section of the Royal Courts of Justice had been suspended. The implications of that decision are significant. Specifically, it may cause huge problems for service in cases involving EU-domiciled defendants. On one analysis, it will in some cases be impossible to serve.…
— Read on internationalandtravellawblog.com/2020/04/21/coronavirus-mini-series-6-a-big-problem-for-service-on-eu-domiciled-defendants/
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Coronavirus- where did it start?
New costs judgment sees master pore over almost 1,000 claimed-for items.
— Read on www.lawgazette.co.uk/law/fee-earners-told-they-cant-claim-for-photocopying-and-visiting-clients/5103928.article
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Judges: Lady Arden
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Costs: QOCS – Ho
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Coronavirus PPE
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The National Police Chief’s Council and the College of Policing have reproduced guidance from the CPS as to what constitutes a reasonable excuse to leave the place where you live. It is available here. THE GUIDANCE The guidance states that some earlier statements on the legal test were wrong. The test is “reasonable excuse”.…
— Read on lawinthetimeofcorona.wordpress.com/2020/04/17/what-constitutes-a-reasonable-excuse-to-leave-the-place-where-you-live-police-guidance/
UK lockdown rules – what you can and can’t do explained in new police guidance
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/uk-news/uk-lockdown-rules-what-you-18104739
For the last 20 years the boundaries of vicarious liability have expanded. In this article Roger Quickfall discusses how the Supreme Court has brought much needed clarity..
— Read on www.parklaneplowden.co.uk/news/vicarious-liability-on-the-move-no-longer
The High Court has today handed down judgment in the VW NOx Emissions Group Litigation – the class action arising out of what is often described as the ‘emissions scandal’. Following a two-week trial of two preliminary issues, Mr Justice Waksman has found that the controversial engine software function amounts to a ‘defeat device’ for the purpose of EU law, and that previous findings of the relevant German authorities were binding on the High Court in that respect.
— Read on www.blackstonechambers.com/news/crossley-ors-v-volkswagen-aktiengesellschaft-the-vw-nox-emissions-group-litigation/
The Civil Justice Council (CJC) has been tasked with reviewing the guideline hourly rates (GHR), it has emerged, with costs specialists urging it to revert to the old system of setting them locally.
— Read on www.litigationfutures.com/news/mr-backs-review-of-guideline-hourly-rates
Guideline hourly rates can be found at: http://www.gov.uk/guidance/solicitors-guideline-hourly-rates
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