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his long time colleague and Chief Adviser to the Prime Minister who works in the Cabinet Office (Mr Dominic Cummings)
— Read on www.crowdjustice.com/case/a-river-to-my-people/

Italian researchers tracked 143 people who had been hospitalised with the disease. Only 12.6 per cent were completely free of any Covid-19-related symptom 60 days after they first became unwell.
— Read on www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8509869/amp/Almost-90-Covid-19-survivors-symptoms-fatigue-TWO-MONTHS-recover.html

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https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/chinese-embassy-pneumonia-pandemic/2020/07/09/id/976470/

https://www.rt.com/news/494296-china-warns-kazakhstan-pneumonia/

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3092563/chinese-embassy-warns-deadly-unknown-pneumonia-kazakhstan?utm_source=Microsoft&utm_medium=Off-Platform-referrals&utm_campaign=Off-Platform-referrals&utm_content=3092563

https://peoplesdaily.pdnews.cn/2020/07/09/world/local-pneumonia-of-unknown-cause-found-in-kazakhstan-165845.html

https://flutrackers.com/forum/forum/the-pandemic-discussion-forum/876510-community-acquired-pneumonia-kazakhstan-and-kyrgyzstan-and-environs

https://www.worldlifeexpectancy.com/kazakhstan-influenza-pneumonia

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Holt v Holley & Steer Solicitors (a firm) [2020] EWCA Civ 851
— Read on www.civillitigationbrief.com/2020/07/07/claim-against-solicitors-was-statute-barred-that-six-year-limitation-period-may-not-always-start-when-you-think/

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www.britsafe.org/publications/safety-management-magazine/safety-management-magazine/2020/employers-could-face-prosecution-over-covid-infections-say-lawyers/

Some interesting points as to  the validity of the service of the claim form were raised by the defendant in Bec Construction -v- Melt Hythe Limited [2020] EWHC 970 TCC.   The defendant’s arguments were, however, to no avail. Mrs Justice Cockerill held that the proceedings had been validly served when left with a receptionist at…
— Read on www.civillitigationbrief.com/2020/07/06/service-of-claim-form-valid-when-left-with-receptionist-a-cavity-in-the-defendants-submissions/

Dolan & Ors v Secretary of State for Health And Social Care & Anor [2020] EWHC 1786 (Admin) (06 July 2020)
— Read on www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/Admin/2020/1786.html

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LFF speaks to Ife Thompson, the non-practicing barrister who founded Black Protest Legal Support amid the Black Lives Matter movement.
— Read on leftfootforward.org/2020/07/this-25-year-old-activist-is-changing-how-protests-are-monitored-in-the-uk/

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A solicitor who served proceedings on a council by post two days after lockdown had gone into effect showed “poor judgement”, a High Court judge has ruled.
— Read on www.litigationfutures.com/news/solicitor-should-not-have-served-claim-by-post-after-lockdown

Exclusive: figures show Britain second only to Spain among major European countries
— Read on amp.theguardian.com/world/2020/jun/28/covid-19-risk-of-death-in-uk-care-homes-13-times-higher-than-in-germany

United Nations General Assembly Resolution 3379 – Wikipedia
— Read on en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_General_Assembly_Resolution_3379

This resolution was subsequently revoked

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Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Evidence Aid Evidence Aid
— Read on evidenceaid.org/evidence/coronavirus-covid-19/

Equalities and Human Rights Commission
— Read on skwawkbox.org/2020/06/26/video-in-2019-ehrc-told-bbc-it-wouldnt-allow-anyone-with-conflict-of-interest-to-take-part-in-labour-probe-this-week-it-defended-its-director-who-failed-to-disclose-donations-to-tories/

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Coronavirus Cannot Stop Britain’s War in Yemen
— Read on www.stopwar.org.uk/index.php/news-comment/3666-coronavirus-cannot-stop-britain-s-war-in-yemen

UK Involvement in the War in Yemen
— Read on www.stopwar.org.uk/index.php/news-comment/2878-the-uk-s-bloody-role-in-the-war-in-yemen

New Deadly Exchange report massive US-Israeli police training programs
— Read on jewishvoiceforpeace.org/deadlyexchangereport/amp/

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Pancreatic cancer – The Lancet
— Read on www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)30974-0/fulltext

Professor Trish Greenhalgh says court is a risky place for transmission of Covid-19.
— Read on www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/top-health-expert-calls-for-face-masks-in-court/5104763.article

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Scheme Information and Claim Form 

Information is now available at NHS and Social Care Coronavirus Life Assurance 2020
— Read on www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/nhs-and-social-care-coronavirus-life-assurance-scheme-2020

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Roberts v Johnstone [1989]
— Read on www.judiciary.uk/you-and-the-judiciary/going-to-court/court-of-appeal-home/the-court-of-appeal-civil-division-live-streaming-of-court-hearings/

https://www.crownofficechambers.com/2020/06/30/court-of-appeal-swift-v-carpenter/

https://www.no5.com/media/publications/swift-v-carpenter-breaking-accommodation-claims-down/

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WHO chief warns of ‘new and dangerous’ Covid-19 phase  – Panorama | Armenian news
— Read on www.panorama.am/en/news/2020/06/20/WHO/2313657

An update from the CMOs for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland on the alert level in the UK.
— Read on www.gov.uk/government/news/update-from-the-uk-chief-medical-officers-on-the-uk-alert-level

Another judgment appears to show that portal mistakes are permanent – no matter how big they might be.
— Read on www.lawgazette.co.uk/law/court-refuses-to-let-claimant-backtrack-on-5k-settlement-mistake/5104476.article

Statement on how we are engaging with policyholders and insurance intermediaries on business interruption (BI) insurance.
— Read on www.fca.org.uk/news/statements/business-interruption-insurance-during-coronavirus

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https://www.boyesturnerclaims.com/site/news/DP-v-Topmark-Claims-Management-Ltd-decision-mesothelioma-claims

Hazards Campaign: We go back to work safely, or not at all | Hazards Campaign
— Read on www.hazardscampaign.org.uk/blog/hazards-campaign-we-go-back-to-work-safely-or-not-at-all

Mail on Sunday settled with Palestinian Return Centre.
— Read on electronicintifada.net/blogs/asa-winstanley/palestinians-win-damages-over-labour-anti-semitism-libel

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A female nurse at a hospital in Tula, central Russia became an online sensation overnight after she turned up to work wearing nothing but underwear beneath a see-through protective suit, gloves and goggles.
— Read on www.rt.com/russia/489144-tula-nurse-protective-suit-bikini/

The Bureau urges Number 10 to publish a long-overdue Russia report by the Intelligence and Security Committee
— Read on www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2020-06-17/the-bureau-presses-number-10-to-release-the-delayed-russia-report

Simon Antrobus QC, together with David Young and Erin Shoesmith of Addleshaw Goddard LLP consider the issue of the use of face coverings at work.
— Read on www.crownofficechambers.com/2020/06/11/simon-antrobus-qc-together-with-david-young-and-erin-shoesmith-of-addleshaw-goddard-llp-consider-the-issue-of-the-use-of-face-coverings-at-work/

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The effects of short-term formaldehyde exposure are eye, nose, and throat irritation. Long-term effects of formaldehyde exposure…
— Read on m.wisegeek.com/what-are-the-effects-of-formaldehyde-exposure.htm

Vienna force write on Twitter that ‘no one is reported for accidentally letting one go’
— Read on amp.theguardian.com/world/2020/jun/16/austrian-police-defend-decision-to-fine-man-after-provocative-fart

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I had no sooner finished a webinar about surveillance evidence this afternoon when I received an email and a copy of a case from solicitor Steve Evans.* The judgment of  HHJ Yelton (sitting in the High Court) in Kilbey -v- Arien Contractors Ltd (13/12/2019) is an example of surveillance evidence in a personal injury case…
— Read on www.civillitigationbrief.com/2020/06/16/surveillance-evidence-allegations-of-malingering-and-indemnity-costs-against-the-defendant/

www.apil.org.uk/files/online-files/368-946614/APILbriefingFatalAccidentsRemedialOrder.pdf

Six deaths, all involving men with connections to protests in Ferguson, Missouri, drew speculation in activist communities that something sinister is at play.
— Read on www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-ferguson-activist-deaths-black-lives-matter-20190317-story.html

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International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU)
— Read on www.thenation.com/article/economy/dockworkers-union-shutdown-george-floyd/tnamp/

Exclusive: senior official says contact tracing should be more effective before measures eased
— Read on amp.theguardian.com/world/2020/jun/14/who-cautions-against-further-lifting-lockdown-england

www.kingschambers.com/assets/files/podcasts-factsheets/Factsheet and slides – final2.pdf

www.kingschambers.com/assets/files/podcasts-factsheets/Kings Chambers Debrief Episode 13.pdf

www.hrzone.com/perform/people/employee-relations-how-to-manage-grievances-remotely-during-covid-19

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Legal Update by Michael Ditchfield & Michael Rawlinson QC of Kings Chambers, Manchester..
— Read on www.parklaneplowden.co.uk/news/restoring-companies-to-the-register-the-third-parties-rights-against-insurers-act-2010-a-novel-issue-arising-in-mesothelioma-litigation-and-the-conflict-between-the-compensation-act-2006-and-the-2010-act

www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/family-who-lost-healthy-dad-18406684

Court backs injunction protecting the identity of US businessman identified in documents leaked to news agency.
— Read on www.lawgazette.co.uk/law/suspect-under-investigation-has-reasonable-expectation-of-privacy-coa-rules/5104320.article

The Government has provided additional guidance on looking after those who may lack capacity in the pandemic.  You can read it here.There are a number o…
— Read on insights.doughtystreet.co.uk/post/102g9b4/capacity-dols-and-covid-19-updated-guidance

By Henry Blaxland QC of the Garden Court Criminal Defence Team.
This blog piece featured originally on The Secret Barrister’s Guest Blog on 09/06/2020.
— Read on www.gardencourtchambers.co.uk/coronavirus-legal-news-views/does-the-buck-stop-legal-liability-for-death-from-covid-19

Recording now available for Multi-Systemic and Cognitive Aspects of Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2!
— Read on mailchi.mp/myotonic/multi-systemic-and-cognitive-aspects-of-myotonic-dystrophy-type-2

www.parksquarebarristers.co.uk/news/naomi-mcloughlin-summarises-chief-coroners-guidance-no-38/

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The Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) provides scientific and technical advice to support government decision makers during emergencies.
— Read on www.gov.uk/government/groups/scientific-advisory-group-for-emergencies-sage-coronavirus-covid-19-response

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Evidence supports physical distancing, masks, and eye protection to help prevent COVID-19 – Brighter World
— Read on brighterworld.mcmaster.ca/articles/evidence-supports-physical-distancing-masks-and-eye-protection-to-help-prevent-covid-19/