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FCA’s Enforcement Watch 1 and what it means for the financial services industry
The FCA has recently released its newsletter ‘Enforcement Watch 1’ (‘EW1’) – a new online publication providing legal practitioners and others involved in the financial services industry an invaluable insight into the regulatory body’s enforcement priorities, aims and policies. The FCA’s regulatory scope is broad and complex, encompassing a wide range of activities and different markets, although as an organisation it is often criticised for a lack of transparency.
Oral evidence series Part 6: Is an honest recollection of events truly evidence?
Judicial commentary shows that judges are exceedingly aware of the unreliability of witnesses’ memory when considering evidence at trial. While judges may take differing views as to the reliance that ought to be placed on oral evidence as compared to contemporaneous documents, procedural safeguards are now in place to help strengthen the reliability of witness evidence, in CPR Practice Direction 57AC - Trial Witness Statements in the Business and Property Courts (“PD 57AC”).
Oral evidence part 4: Issues with expert evidence
Issues with expert evidence can have a profound impact on the credibility of a party’s case, and consequently the likelihood or not of a party succeeding at trial. In this article we discuss some recent case law which highlights the need for parties to carefully comply with their procedural obligations regarding expert evidence, namely Part 35 of the CPR (“Part 35”) and the accompanying Practice Direction, to avoid such risks.
Oral evidence part 4: Issues with expert evidence
Issues with expert evidence can have a profound impact on the credibility of a party’s case, and consequently the likelihood or not of a party succeeding at trial. In this article we discuss some recent case law which highlights the need for parties to carefully comply with their procedural obligations regarding expert evidence, namely Part 35 of the CPR (“Part 35”) and the accompanying Practice Direction, to avoid such risks.
Marine lab collecting water samples from island canals
In partnership with the city of Sanibel, the Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation’s Marine Laboratory collects water samples from island canals. The analysis of the water collected will offer an understanding of the health of Sanibel’s waterways, which can provide early detection of large environmental issues. This year is a canal-testing year, while even-numbered years focus on lakes. “The data we collect for this project is unique.
Monitoring freshwater inflows to Caloosahatchee estuary
The Caloosahatchee estuary contains a multitude of life and is a nursery for a variety of species. Oysters, fish and other marine creatures begin their lives in estuaries, where there is food, shelter and a gradient of salinity that supports a variety of ecosystems. Freshwater inflows can dramatically alter the salinity of estuaries impacting the health, survival, growth and reproduction of marine life that utilize the estuary during part of — or all of — their life cycle.
How pollution from nutrients threatens our local waterways
Red tide continues to plague our waters year after year. Other harmful blooms like blue-green cyanobacteria and sargassum are becoming more prevalent. “Water quality is under threat globally from the enrichment of our waterways with nutrients,” Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation Marine Laboratory Director Dr. Eric Milbrandt said. The two largest offenders of nutrient pollution are nitrogen and phosphorus.
Guest Commentary: Sargassum algae forming in Atlantic Ocean will not impact regional shores
As Southwest Florida continues to endure the aftermath of Hurricane Ian and the effects of red tide, another potential issue has entered the news cycle. Reports of a large patch of Sargassum algae forming in the Atlantic create new worries. It is similar to red tide in that it can cause negative health effects and dissuade tourism. The formation of large patches is a relatively new issue, observed and studied since 2011.
Guest Commentary: Sargassum will not impact regional shores
As Southwest Florida continues to endure the aftermath of Hurricane Ian and the effects of red tide, another potential issue has entered the news cycle. Reports of a large patch of Sargassum algae forming in the Atlantic create new worries. It is similar to red tide in that it can cause negative health effects and dissuade tourism. The formation of large patches is a relatively new issue, observed and studied since 2011.
Sargassum will not impact regional shores
As Southwest Florida continues to endure the aftermath of Hurricane Ian and the effects of red tide, another potential issue has entered the news cycle. Reports of a large patch of Sargassum algae forming in the Atlantic create new worries. It is similar to red tide in that it can cause negative health effects and dissuade tourism. The formation of large patches is a relatively new issue, observed and studied since 2011.
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Scientists Don't Think Sargassum Will Impact Regional Shores 22 Mar 2023 By Isabella McDonnell, SCCF Marine Laboratory Research Assistant As Southwest Florida continues to endure the aftermath of Hurricane Ian and the effects of red tide, another potential issue has entered the news cycle. Reports of a large patch of Sargassum algae forming in the Atlantic create new worries. It is similar to red tide in that it can cause negative health effects and dissuade tourism.
ClientEarth v Shell PLC: A new era for ESG and climate change litigation that’s turning up the heat for company directors
ClientEarth has now issued its threatened derivative action against Shell plc in the High Court of England and Wales. The claim, apparently bolstered by significant institutional investor support (making up 12 million shares in the company), shows that the growing trend in ESG and climate-related litigation is here to stay, and businesses must prepare for a green energy transition.
Mental Health & Justice in Britain
Isabella McDonnell pens a post-pandemic portrait Daniel had plans to celebrate his university graduation surrounded by his closest friends, a community he had carefully built over the years spent away from home. But then came lockdown, and exciting plans turned into packed bags, awaiting the move back home, as Daniel didn’t have a job offer upon graduating, nor the money needed to move into a flat with his friends. Being back at home during lockdown was harder than imaginable.
Contemplating desire and searching for permanence with Inscape
The latest EP by the South London-based Inscape deals with desire for things, for people, and - despite how intensely you can feel connection - how quickly that appetite can dissipate. In the words of band member Nick Baxter: “I feel this has something to do with living in an age of impermanence and instability as things are always changing so rapidly”.
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