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Month: September 2020
SEC Trampled Shareholder Rights
SEC Trampled Rights. September 23 was a bad day for shareholders, society, and the environment. It was an action typical of the Trump Administration, where political appointees work counter to the missions of regulatory bodies. The only significant “support” for the amendments from shareholders came from a few fake letters, which Chairman Clayton read into…
SEC Charges Companies, Former Executives as Part of Risk-Based Initiative
The Securities and Exchange Commission today filed settled actions against two public companies for violations that resulted in the improper reporting of quarterly earnings per share (EPS) that met or exceeded analyst consensus estimates. The… Article source: https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2020-226
Covid 19: a fork in the road for general practice
Covid-19 has produced the biggest change in the organisation of UK general practice for 200 years. As in many countries, face-to-face consultations have fallen to about 10% of their previous level… Article source: http://feeds.bmj.com/~r/bmj/recent/~3/lrM7oNI_UQs/bmj.m3709.short
Medical school places: balancing quality, clinical need, and supporting students
I welcomed the news that medical school places will remain uncapped for the 2020 entry period with reticence.1 Almost all hospitals have revamped rotas to increase the number of doctors directly… Article source: http://feeds.bmj.com/~r/bmj/recent/~3/NX2ZpLH_8z4/bmj.m3738.short
Ex-GP climate activist says her new role is as important as being a doctor
A GP turned climate change activist who spent four weeks in prison on remand after being charged with conspiracy to cause criminal damage says that her new calling is no different from medicine, with… Article source: http://feeds.bmj.com/~r/bmj/recent/~3/nYdKWGUhPHA/bmj.m3768.short
Covid-19: Government poised to amend regulations to allow use of unlicensed vaccine
The UK government has set out plans to amend drug regulations in case it decides that covid-19 vaccines should be used before they are licensed, in a bid to roll them out more quickly.1In a… Article source: http://feeds.bmj.com/~r/bmj/recent/~3/boqsnHYxemA/bmj.m3757.short
Health promotion is at a crossroads with the demise of Public Health England
We have serious concerns about health promotion after the recent announcement that Public Health England will be disbanded.12 Over the past 25 years, there have been successive reorganisations in… Article source: http://feeds.bmj.com/~r/bmj/recent/~3/gxvvZrAbiMA/bmj.m3750.short
Brown v Hannover Life Re of Australasia Ltd [2020] FCA 1391 (28 September 2020) (Allsop CJ)
Catchwords: INSURANCE – Insurance Contracts Act 1984 (Cth) – interest on claims – where insurer liable to pay to a person an amount under a contract of insurance – whether insurer liable to pay interest on the amount to that person – period in respect of which interest payable – date from which unreasonable for…