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Mackenzie v Alcoa Manufacturing (GB) Ltd [2019] EWHC 149 (QB) (31 January 2019)
— Read on www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/QB/2019/149.html

Keefe v The Isle of Man Steam Packet Company Ltd [2010] EWCA Civ 683 (17 June 2010)
— Read on www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWCA/Civ/2010/683.html

Failure to offer support to employees raising concerns or admitting mistakes could be a breach of regulations.
— Read on www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/sra-tells-firms-to-provide-safe-environment-for-concerned-staff/5111428.article

www.linkedin.com/pulse/bitcoin-too-volatile-used-security-costs-william-mackenzie

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communities.lawsociety.org.uk/case-commentaries/how-adelekun-v-ho-affects-cost-orders/6002182.article

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Petition update · New Highway Code Rules that affect you · Change.org
— Read on www.change.org/p/the-department-for-health-and-social-care-stop-the-share-of-nhs-data-and-paid-access-without-informed-consent/u/30168609

Like billionaire-controlled media, The Guardian misinforms its readers on the UK’s role in world
— Read on declassifieduk.org/like-billionaire-controlled-media-the-guardian-misinforms-its-readers-on-the-uks-role-in-world/

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Being proved wrong lies at the heart of scientific progress. Here, experts reveal what they got wrong during the pandemic
— Read on www.theguardian.com/world/2022/feb/04/i-didnt-think-vaccines-would-work-scientists-admit-their-covid-mistakes

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www.linkedin.com/posts/helen-coleman-6a771747_court-of-appeal-dismisses-dental-practice-activity-6895371194246189056–vPc

www.brabners.com/blogs/smith-v-pimlico-plumbers-ltd-implications-holiday-pay

Patrick West: COVID-19 and PPE: date for “guilty knowledge” – St John’s Chambers
— Read on www.stjohnschambers.co.uk/news/patrick-west-covid-19-and-ppe-date-for-guilty-knowledge

Justice minister explains why it should be enshrined in legislation
— Read on rozenberg.substack.com/p/is-jury-trial-at-risk

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Strikes over pay or conditions will not generally involve ‘extraordinary circumstances’, Court of Appeal rules.
— Read on www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/strikes-not-extraordinary-circumstances-for-cancelled-flights-coa-rules/5111386.article

BC Legal Ltd is a new boutique law firm specialising exclusively in defendant occupational disease litigation.
— Read on www.bc-legal.co.uk/bcdn/712-252-effect-of-issuing-a-part-8-claim-form-on-the-limitation-period-for-service-of-the-claim-form-grant-v-dawn-meats-2018-ewca-civ-2212.html

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Footnote : the above was prepared contemporaneously and given the vote today, 2 July, I must make it clear that nothing here should be interpreted as showing support for Palestine Action in any way.

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www.probonogroup.org.uk/lawworks/docs/training/spring08/Housing – Disrepair 29.04.08 .pdf

www.leighday.co.uk/latest-updates/news/2022-news/tongue-cancer-patient-given-15-million-settlement-following-delayed-diagnosis/

Online Recruitment magazine for HR Directors, Personnel Managers, Job Boards and Recruiters with information on the internet recruitment industry
— Read on www.onrec.com/news/news-archive/employment-appeal-tribunal-sets-out-further-conditions-where-leave-may-be-carried-

Statutory Right to time off, Number of holidays permitted by companies and statutory minimum, Does an employee have to request for time off from their employer, Notice, So as an employer I can reject last minute holiday requests, is this the case even at the end of the year
— Read on www.inbrief.co.uk/employees/last-minute-holiday-requests/

www.doughtystreet.co.uk/news/court-appeal-clarifies-scope-right-paid-annual-leave-under-art-71-wtd

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Parkinson Disease : Parkinson Disease diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up are far from straightforward in this rapidly changing field.
— Read on www.medscape.com/resource/parkinsons

www.ellisonssolicitors.com/news/court-of-appeal-clarifies-position-on-amendments-to-a-cladding-claim-after-limitation-expires/

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Gatherings ‘difficult to justify’
But will the prime minister be held to account?

Joshua Rozenberg
52 min ago

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— Read on rozenberg.substack.com/p/gatherings-difficult-to-justify

internationalandtravellawblog.com/2022/01/31/appeals-against-findings-of-foreign-law/

Costs limit would apply to most claims worth up to £25,000, long-awaited consultation document states.
— Read on www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/breaking-government-proposes-fixed-costs-for-clinical-negligence-claims/5111342.article

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Starmer’s tribute to Bloody Sunday ignored the British state’s responsibility for the murders. But that’s of little surprise.
— Read on www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/2022/01/30/keir-starmer-just-betrayed-the-bloody-sunday-victims/

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Lung abnormalities found in long COVID patients with breathlessness
— Read on www.nihr.ac.uk/news/lung-abnormalities-found-in-long-covid-patients-with-breathlessness/29798

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www.brabners.com/blogs/covid-19-case-update-was-employee-unfairly-dismissed-refusing-covid-19-vaccinations

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COVID-19 will continue but the end of the pandemic is near – The Lancet
— Read on www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(22)00100-3/fulltext

Omicron severity: milder but not mild
— Read on www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(22)00056-3/fulltext

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www.linkedin.com/posts/solicitors-regulation-authority_inquests-coronerscourt-activity-6892458173114961920-oWse

www.crownofficechambers.com/2022/01/27/omissions-during-medical-assessments-do-not-lead-to-fundamental-dishonesty/

assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1037306/table-of-change-to-the-highway-code.pdf

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/express-solicitors_highwaycode-activity-6891782976300998656-NQDK

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Met apologises to woman for ‘sexist, derogatory’ language in strip-search
— Read on www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/jan/24/met-apologises-to-academic-for-sexist-derogatory-language

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Julian Assange granted permission to seek extradition appeal at Supreme Court
— Read on news.sky.com/story/julian-assange-granted-permission-to-seek-extradition-appeal-at-supreme-court-12524225

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https://www.doughtystreet.co.uk/news/julian-assange-obtains-certificate-go-supreme-court

Para 47 – Claimants can get a false sense of security after obtaining an Order ex parte.

If a Defendant is to argue that service has not taken place then they should dispute jurisdiction.

Hoddinott & Ors v Persimmon Homes (Wessex) Ltd [2007] EWCA Civ 1203 (21 November 2007)
— Read on www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWCA/Civ/2007/1203.html

In ABC & Ord v The London Borough of Lambeth [2021] EWHC 2057 (QB), the court answers the question as to when proceedings are commenced using the Electronic Working System
— Read on professionalnegligenceclaimsolicitors.co.uk/high-court-issuing-claim-close-to-limitation-should-be-avoided-second-opinion-advice/

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Did UK Gov Admit That Vaccines Damage Immune System?
— Read on www.techarp.com/science/uk-gov-vaccines-immune-system/

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Covid rules: Millions of clinically extremely vulnerable people advised to follow guidance after Plan B ends
— Read on inews.co.uk/news/covid-rules-clinically-extremely-vulnerable-people-advised-to-follow-guidance-after-plan-b-ends-1416356

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www.carterburnett.co.uk/costs-updates/use-of-counsel-does-not-mean-solicitor-hourly-rates-should-be-reduced/

Chinese rights lawyer Xie Yang detained for ‘inciting state subversion’ – Hong Kong Free Press HKFP
— Read on hongkongfp.com/2022/01/19/chinese-rights-lawyer-xie-yang-detained-for-inciting-state-subversion/

The findings provide more evidence that wastewater surveillance can serve as an early warning system about the spread of new variants.
— Read on www.nytimes.com/2022/01/20/health/nyc-omicron-wasteweater.html

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