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Joseph O'Brien KC – Head of Court of Protection
Email: sheffield.clerk@stjohnsbuildings.co.uk
Joseph O'Brien KC is a talented new silk who is widely acknowledged as "the King of the Court of Protection." He acts for a broad range of clients including local authorities, clinical commissioning groups and the Official Solicitor. He has a broad practice that encompasses medical, welfare, and property and affairs matters, and is a noted expert in deprivation of liberty cases.
Strengths: "Joseph's practical sense is incredible." "He is an excellent advocate." Chambers UK Bar 2023: New Silk
"Recommended expert." Legal 500 2023
Joseph read law at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne. After graduating he became a lecturer in law in the Faculty of Law, University of Newcastle upon Tyne. He was called to the Bar in 1989. He undertook a pupillage in Newcastle upon Tyne and joined chambers in 1990. He remained in practice in chambers in Newcastle upon Tyne until May 2004 when he returned to his home city of Sheffield, joining Paradise Chambers.
He practises in personal injury, clinical negligence, professional negligence, employment, public law and human rights, adult social care and in the Court of Protection.
North Eastern Circuit
Personal Injury Bar Association
Administrative Law Bar Association
"He is brilliant, very effective and one of the best cross-examiners in this field." "He is one of the best advocates at the Bar and is a real pleasure to work with. His standards never fall and he's completely reliable." "An exceptionally charming advocate who really knows his stuff but also attracts the attention of the court when presenting cases." Chambers UK Bar 2022: Star Individual
"A force of nature – it is outstanding how he can turn a case on its head once he gets on his feet. He really is just an outstanding advocate." "Incredible on his feet and he knows the courts so well." "In terms of all-round experience and skill he is unsurpassed – he can win the unwinnable cases." Chambers UK Bar 2021: Star Individual
"The barrister that you love to have on your side and you hate to see acting on the other side. His advocacy, particularly cross examination, is unsurpassed by any other barrister but his written work, knowledge of the law and ability to see the picture are also key strengths." Legal 500 2021
"He's excellent, and very much ahead of the game in this area of law. He's very good with clients, is extremely knowledgeable and a fantastic advocate." "It's amazing the speed with which he picks things up and prepares his cases, and he's second to none on his feet in court." Chambers UK Bar 2020
"He remains the king of Court of Protection work on circuit." Legal 500 2020
"He's the best barrister for Court of Protection work in the country. He's fantastic on the law, and is a great strategist and cross-examiner." "He's very charming in court and brings a real lightness to proceedings, as well as heavyweight legal chops." Chambers & Partners 2019
"A barrister who takes no prisoners." Legal 500 2019
Strengths: "His work rate is phenomenal and he always makes himself available. He's exceptionally good." Chambers & Partners 2018
"He excels in his knowledge of the law." Legal 500 2017
Strengths: "He has a legally encyclopedic knowledge of the Court of Protection. On top of this, he's fantastic at framing arguments, gives excellent advice, is brilliant with different clients and parties, and is fabulous on his feet". "He is the Grana Padano of Court of Protection Law, having been involved in all of the big cases". – Chambers & Partners 2017
"Undoubtedly the most outstanding barrister for Court of Protection cases." – Legal 500 2016
"Widely regarded as one of the single best courtroom performers doing the work. Peers exhaust their thesauri when extolling his advocacy, written submissions and experience. His name is synonymous with the Court of Protection."
Strengths: "Deservedly considered one of the best, if not the best Court of Protection practitioner in the country. The quality of his written work is exceptional, which is helped by his unsurpassed knowledge of the most up-to-date case law. He can win even the most seemingly hopeless of cases and is absolutely brilliant with lay clients." "He is fabulous. He is absolutely the star of the Court of Protection Bar." – Chambers and Partners 2016
Court of Protection "Star Individual" – Chambers & Partners 2016
"A true star of the Court of Protection Bar and a first choice of the Official Solicitor on sensitive cases. He is instructed on landmark cases throughout the country" "The king of CoP, he is supremely knowledgeable. He is a fine orator and a dedicated advocate who can always be relied upon to make the best of a case" "Despite his entirely deserved position at the top of the Court of Protection tree, he retains a down-to-earth personality." – Chambers & Partners 2015
"A leading practitioner in Court of Protection matters."- Legal 500 2015
Court of Protection: Star Performer – Chambers & Partners 2014
"An unquestioned leader in Court of Protection matters. 'His knowledge of case law is almost unrivalled,' one interviewee stated" and "has a 'stellar reputation' for judicial review work in the area of education and social care provision"
For many years Joseph has been recognised as a leader in the field of adult social care and Court of Protection proceedings. He is regularly instructed by local authorities, hospitals, CCGs and other health care providers. Joseph is also instructed by the Official Solicitor and family members. He regularly advises pre issue providing comprehensive guidance on evidence and focussing on the issues which need to be determined.
Joseph appears in medical and welfare cases. In addition, he is often instructed in contested property and affairs applications.
Since the onset of the argument about what is 'deprivation of liberty', Joseph has been at the cutting edge of this jurisprudence. He has appeared in a number of the leading cases and lead in the Supreme Court in the case of P v Cheshire West and Chester Council [2014] UKSC 19 (leading Ian Goldsack).
Joseph's experience of public law, human rights, mental health and personal injury/clinical negligence ensures that his advice and representation is of the highest quality.
In the field of adult social care he has regularly advised public authorities on service provision, commissioning and procurement issues. He appears regularly in the Administrative Court on applications for judicial review.
Joseph has delivered numerous papers to judges, barristers, solicitors and other professionals at local and national conferences.
Re Z (A Child: Deprivation of Liberty: Transition Plan) [2020] EWHC 3038 (Fam) (12 November 2020)
Knowles J offering a pointer to good practice for local authorities and families seeking to move a child into a placement where restraint and restrictions on liberty are required. Joseph was for the local authority and Lorraine Cavanagh KC led Ben McCormack for the parents of the subject child. The case is reported on BAILII.
Re X (Deprivation of Liberty) & ORS (2014): As a matter of principle, there was no obstacle to a person who allegedly lacked mental capacity participating and being represented in proceedings in the Court of Protection without being joined as a party; nor was there any fundamental principle that such a person, if participating as a party, had to have a litigation friend. However, those and other matters required urgent consideration by the ad hoc, non-statutory committee which had been set up to review the Court of Protection Rules 2007.
[2014] EWCOP 37. CP (Sir James Munby PFD) 16/10/2014
Re X & ORS (Deprivation of Liberty) (2014): As part of the process of devising a standardised system for dealing with cases where care arrangements for mentally incapacitated persons might amount to a deprivation of their liberty within the meaning of ECHR art.5, the Court of Protection delivered guidance in a preliminary judgment.
[2014] EWHC 25 (COP). CP (Sir James Munby PFD) 7/08/2014
O (A Child) (By Her Litigation Friend) v Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council (2014): A 16-year-old girl who had been living with her paternal aunt was not a "looked-after child" for the purposes of the Children Act 1989 s.20 where arrangements for her care had been made by the family.
Family Law – Social Welfare – Local Government. [2014] EWHC 2309 (Admin). QBD (Admin) (Judge Clive Heaton KC) 9/07/2014
P (By his Litigation Friend the Official Solicitor) v Cheshire West & Chester Council & Anor : P & Q (By Their Litigation Friend The Official Solicitor) v Surrey CC (2014): The Supreme Court considered the criteria for determining whether the living arrangements made for a mentally incapacitated person amounted to a deprivation of liberty under the European Convention on Human Rights 1950 art.5.
[2014] UKSC 19. SC (Lord Neuberger PSC, Lady Hale DPSC, Lord Kerr JSC, Lord Clarke JSC, Lord Sumption JSC, Lord Carnwath JSC, Lord Hodge JSC) 19/03/2014
[2014] AC 896 : [2014] 2 WLR 642 : [2014] 2 All ER 585 : [2014] PTSR 460 : [2014] 2 FCR 71 : [2014] COPLR 313 : [2014] HRLR 13 : (2014) 17 CCL Rep 5 : [2014] Med LR 321 : (2014) 158(13) SJLB 37 : Times, April 1, 2014
An NHS Foundation Trust v (1) R (A Child) (2) R (3) R (2013). Health – Family Law
[2013] EWHC 2340 (Fam)
Fam Div (Peter Jackson J) 19/09/2013
[2014] 2 FLR 955 : [2014] Fam Law 294
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council v (1) RG (2) GG (3) SK (4) SKG (2013): Whilst a husband had, at the date of his marriage, lacked capacity to contract a marriage, it was not appropriate to direct the Official Solicitor to pursue a petition for nullity as annulment was not in the husband's best interests. However, he did lack capacity to consent to sexual relations and thus it was the local authority's duty, as his carers, to supervise as necessary regular contact between the husband and his wife.
[2013] EWHC 2373 (COP). CP (Holman J) 4/07/2013
(1) PC (By Her Litigation Friend The Official Solicitor) (2) NC (Appellants) v City of York Council (Respondent) (2013): A judge tasked with determining whether a woman with learning difficulties had sufficient capacity to decide whether to live with her husband upon his release from prison had taken the wrong approach. The couple had married after the husband had been convicted and sentenced for serious sexual offences. If, as the judge had found, the woman had had capacity to marry, she had to be taken to also have sufficient capacity to perform the terms of the marriage contract where there was no clear and cogent evidence to the contrary.
[2013] EWCA Civ 478. CA (Civ Div) (Richards LJ, McFarlane LJ, Lewison LJ) 1/05/2013. [2014] 2 WLR 1 : (2013) 16 CCL Rep 298 : [2013] Med LR 213 : [2014] Fam 10 : Times, June 25, 2013
A Local Authority v AK (By His Litigation Friend) & ORS (2012): A 56-year-old man who had brain damage had not had the capacity to decide to enter into marriage. The court suggested that the standard handbook provided to Registrars could be amended to incorporate reference to the need for mental capacity to contract a marriage.
CP (Bodey J) 30/11/2012. References: LTL 14/3/2013
CYC v (1) PC (2) NC (2012): A woman who lacked the mental capacity to decide whether to resume cohabitation with a husband convicted of serious sexual offences against former wives could resume cohabitation with him on his release from prison on licence. Despite the risks to her it was in her best interests, as the benefits significantly outweighed the detriments.
CP (Hedley J) 20/07/2012. [2013] Med LR 26
RE SK (2012): Where the care, accommodation, treatment and rehabilitation of a person who had suffered severe brain and physical injuries arose in the course of proceedings in both the Court of Protection and the High Court, it was not appropriate to deal with those matters in a single hearing because the two sets of proceedings had different objectives and tests.
[2012] EWHC 1990 (COP). CP (Bodey J) 9/07/2012 [2013] PIQR P4
RK (By Her Litigation Friend The Official Solicitor) v (1) BCC (2) YB (3) AK (2011): An adult, in the exercise of parental responsibility, could impose, or could authorise others to impose, restrictions on the liberty of his child. However, those restrictions were not to be such that, in their totality, they amounted to detention. Detention engaged the child's rights under the European Convention on Human Rights 1950 art.8, and a parent could not lawfully detain him or authorise his detention.
[2011] EWCA Civ 1305. CA (Civ Div) (Thorpe LJ, Gross LJ, Baron J) 30/11/2011. References: LTL 30/11/2011
SC v (1) BS (2) A Local Authority (2011): The expert psychiatrist appointed by the local authority and mother to determine whether the daughter lacked mental capacity would not be retained as his expertise on the issue of capacity under the Mental Capacity Act 2005 was open to very considerable doubt.
Mental Health – Local Government. CP (Baker J) 7/10/2011. References: LTL 19/7/2012
P (By His Litigation Friend The Official Solicitor) v (1) Independent Print LTD (2) Council (3) PCT (4) AH (2011): A judge had not erred in granting a newspaper access to a Court of Protection hearing. Previous press interest in the case and the legitimate public interest in the court's powers amounted to a good reason why it should be permitted to attend, and the incapacitated person's rights under the European Convention on Human Rights 1950 art.8 did not outweigh the newspaper's rights under art.10.
Civil Procedure – Human Rights – Mental Health. [2011] EWCA Civ 756. CA (Civ Div) (Ward LJ, Carnwath LJ, Tomlinson LJ) 5/07/2011. [2012] 1 FLR 212 : [2012] 2 FCR 503 : [2011] MHLR 226 : [2011] Fam Law 1081
Cheshire West & Chester Council v (1) P (By His Litigation Friend the Official Solicitor) (2) M (2011): Whilst the restrictive measures that a local authority care home needed to employ to deal with the behaviour of a man who lacked capacity were in his best interests and therefore justifiable, they amounted to a deprivation of his liberty within the meaning of the European Convention on Human Rights 1950 art.5.
Mental Health – Local Government – Human Rights.
[2011] EWHC 1330 (Fam).CP (Baker J) 14/06/2011. References: LTL 4/7/2011
SMBC v (1) RG (2) GG (3) SK (4) SKG (2013): Application to discharge of party from proceedings.
[2011] EWCOP B13. HH Judge Cardinal
D Borough Council v AB (2011): The test for whether a person had capacity to consent to sexual relations was whether the person had sufficient rudimentary knowledge of what the act comprised and of its sexual character to enable him or her to decide whether to give or withhold consent. That required understanding and awareness of the mechanics of the act; that there were health risks involved; and that sex between a man and a woman might result in the woman becoming pregnant.
[2011] EWHC 101 (Fam). CP (Mostyn J) 28/01/2011. [2011] 3 WLR 1257 : [2011] 3 All ER 435 : [2011] 2 FLR 72 : [2011] 3 FCR 62 : (2011) 14 CCL Rep 189 : [2011] Fam Law 472 : (2011) 161 NLJ 254 : [2012] Fam 36
The Council v (1) X (By Her Litigation Friend the Official Solicitor) (2) Y (3) Z (2010): The court declared that it was not in the best interests of a 94-year-old dementia sufferer for her to have direct contact with her daughter, the daughter's behaviour during contact being unhelpful and distressing.
CP (King J) 9/11/2010. References: LTL 20/7/2011
RT v (1) LT (2) A Local Authority (2010): On the evidence a 23-year-old woman lacked the capacity under the Mental Capacity Act 2005 to decide where she should live and what contact she should have with members of her family.
Mental Health – Local Government. [2010] EWHC 1910 (Fam)
CP (Sir Nicholas Wall (President Fam)) 27/07/2010. References: LTL 28/7/2010 : [2011] 1 FLR 594 : (2010) 13 CCL Rep 580 : [2010] Fam Law 1283
A Local Authority v (1) Mrs A (By Helping her Litigation Friend the Official Solicitor) (2) Mr A (Supplemental Judgment (2010): It was not appropriate to adjourn a local authority's application to determine an individual's capacity to decide whether to use contraception, even where her husband had agreed to co-operate with other parties in the future, as the risk of that collaborative approach continuing and producing nothing useful was too great to lose the advantage to the parties of having a decision.
[2010] EWHC 1550 (Fam). Fam Div (Bodey J) 24/06/2010. References: LTL 28/6/2010
A Local Authority v (1) A (By her Litigation Friend the Official Solicitor) (2) A (2010): When considering whether a patient with a learning disability had capacity to decide whether to use contraception, it was not appropriate to consider her understanding of what bringing up a child would be like, no opinion should be attempted as to how she would be likely to get on at it, and it should not be considered whether any child would be removed from her care. The court set out the appropriate test to be applied in such circumstances.
[2010] EWHC 1549 (Fam). CP (Bodey J) 24/06/2010
[2011] Fam 61 : [2011] 2 WLR 878 : [2011] PTSR 435 : [2011] 3 All ER 706 : [2011] 1 FLR 26 : [2011] 2 FCR 553 : (2010) 13 CCL Rep 536 : [2010] Fam Law 928
In the Matter of A sub nom A Local Authority (Claimant) v (1) A (By Her Guardian Judith Bennett-Hernandez) (2) B (Defendants) & Equality And Human Rights Commision (Intervener) – In the Matter of Csub nom A Local Authority (Applicant) v (1) C (By her Litigation Friend the Official Solicitor) (2) D (3) E (Respondents) & EQUALITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION (Intervener) (2010): The court gave guidance on the scope of a local authority's positive obligations when it knew or ought to have known that a vulnerable child or adult was subject to restrictions on their liberty by a private individual, albeit for the purpose of their welfare and best interests, that arguably gave rise to a deprivation of liberty, contrary to the European Convention on Human Rights 1950 art.5.
[2010] EWHC 978 (Fam). Fam Div (Munby LJ) 4/05/2010. [2010] 2 FLR 1363 : (2010) 13 CCL Rep 404 : [2011] MHLR 258 : [2010] Fam Law 929
In the Matter of BJ (Incapacitated AdultT) sub nom Salford City Council v BJ (By her Litigation Friend the Official Solicitor) (2009): Ongoing reviews of the continuing detention of persons lacking capacity could, where the facts of the case indicated that it was appropriate, be conducted on the papers, but with the safeguard that the parties would be entitled to request, and the judge to require, an oral hearing where appropriate.
[2009] EWHC 3310 (Fam). Fam Div (Munby J) 11/12/2009. [2010] 1 FLR 1373 : (2010) 13 CCL Rep 65 : [2010] MHLR 283 : [2010] Fam Law 242
RE MM (2009): A lengthy delay in obtaining a medical assessment of a care home resident's capacity to admit visitors, during which a visitor had been denied contact with her, had breached the visitor's rights under the European Convention on Human Rights 1950 art.8.
CP (Judge Moir) 4/11/2009. [2011] 1 FLR 712 : [2010] Fam Law 931
(1) A Primary Care Truest (2) P (By her Litigation Friend the Official Solicitor) v (1) AH (2) A Local Authority (2008): Balancing conflicting welfare considerations, it had been in the best interests of an adult male with severe epilepsy to have his condition assessed at a residential unit to which he and his mother consented, which would not have a bed available for up to a week, even though the medical evidence indicated that he needed an urgent assessment because of the risk to his health.
[2008] EWHC 1403 (Fam). CP (Sir Mark Potter (President)) 25/06/2008
[2008] 2 FLR 1196 : [2009] 1 FCR 567 : (2008) 11 CCL Rep 563 : [2010] MHLR 275 : [2008] Fam Law 996
In the Matter of (1) GJ (2) NJ (3) BJ (Incapacitated Adults) sub nom Salford City Council v (1) GJ (2) NJ (3) BJ (By their respective litigation friends) (2008): The court gave guidance on the appropriate procedural safeguards to be adopted following an authorised placement of an incapacitated adult which involved the deprivation of his liberty.
[2008] EWHC 1097 (Fam). Fam Div (Manchester) (Munby J) 16/05/2008
[2008] 2 FLR 1295 : (2008) 11 CCL Rep 467 : [2008] MHLR 274 : [2008] Fam Law 997
RE MM (2007): A provision in a care plan in respect of a 39-year-old woman who lacked capacity to make her own decisions, which permitted her a minimum of four hours' unsupervised contact a week with her abusive partner, ensured that there was no infringement of her right to privacy under the European Convention on Human Rights 1950 art.8 by denying her the opportunity for a sexual relationship.
[2007] EWHC 2689 (Fam).Fam Div (Munby J) 16/11/2007. [2009] 1 FLR 487 : (2008) 11 CCL Rep 157 : [2008] Fam Law 212
Local Authority X v (1) MM (By her Litigation Friend the Official Solicitor) (2) KM (2007): Capacity to consent to sexual intercourse depended on a person having sufficient knowledge and understanding of the sexual nature and character of the act of sexual intercourse, and of the reasonably foreseeable consequences of sexual intercourse, to have the capacity to choose whether or not to engage in it, and the capacity to decide whether to give or withhold consent to sexual intercourse.
[2007] EWHC 2003 (Fam). Fam Div (Munby J) 21/08/2007. [2009] 1 FLR 443 : [2008] 3 FCR 788 : (2008) 11 CCL Rep 119 : [2008] Fam Law 213
City of Sunderland v (1) PS (By her litigation friend the Official Solicitor) (2) CA (2007): The court had the power under the inherent jurisdiction to appoint a receiver in respect of an incapacitated adult's financial affairs, and to make an order enabling a local authority to use reasonable measures to prevent such a person from being removed from a care unit where he was residing.
[2007] EWHC 623 (Fam). Fam Div (Munby J) 9/03/2007. [2007] 2 FLR 1083 : (2007) 10 CCL Rep 295 : [2007] LS Law Medical 507: [2007] Fam Law 695
M v B and A (2005): Capacity to marry, jurisdiction of the court to make injunctions.
[2005] EWHC 1681 (Fam); [2006] 1 FLR 115. Fam Div Sumner J
Re G: Inherent jurisdiction and fluctuating capacity, power of the court to make orders to ensure protective framework remains in place.
Bennett J 14/10/2005
Joseph has a formidable reputation as a personal injury specialist. He has over 25 years' experience of this field. He covers the broad range of personal injury work (employers' liability, road traffic accident, occupiers' liability and sporting accident and claims which arise of death) but his focus is on complex cases, catastrophic injury and issues of causation. He has represented both claimants and defendants in cases where the value of the claim has been over £1M.
Joseph is a well known specialist on limitation, especially in the context of capacity issues.
In addition, Joseph is instructed by claimants and defendants in relation to the issue of statutory provision of care services and claims for compensation.
Solicitors find Joseph approachable and willing to work as a team. He is noted for his ability to be sympathetic to clients.
Stephen Cain v Bernice Francis: Shona McKay v (1) Stephen Hamlani (2) Direct Line Insurance PLC (2008): In exercising the discretion under the Limitation Act 1980 s.33 to disapply the time limits for commencing proceedings, the loss to the defendant of a limitation defence was not to be regarded as a head of prejudice. The question to be asked was whether it was fair and just in all the circumstances to expect the defendant to meet the claim on the merits, notwithstanding the delay in commencement.
[2008] EWCA Civ 1451. CA (Civ Div) (Sir Andrew Morritt (Chancellor), Smith LJ, Maurice Kay LJ) 18/12/2008. [2009] 3 WLR 551 : [2009] 2 All ER 579 : [2009] CP Rep 19 : [2009] RTR 18 : [2009] LS Law Medical 82 : (2009) 106(2) LSG 20 : [2009] QB 754
Karina Rees v Darlington Memorial Hospital NHS Trust (2002): A disabled mother who gave birth to a healthy child after a negligently-performed sterilisation was entitled to recover the extra costs of child care occasioned by her disability. Leave to appeal to the House of Lords granted.
[2002] EWCA Civ 88. CA (Civ Div) (Waller LJ, Robert Walker LJ, Hale LJ) 14/02/2002. [2003] QB 20 : [2002] 2 WLR 1483 : [2002] 2 All ER 177 : [2002] 1 FLR 799 : [2002] 1 FCR 695 : [2002] PIQR P26 : [2002] Lloyd's Rep Med 163 : (2002) 65 BMLR 117 : [2002] Fam Law 348 : (2002) 99(12) LSG 32 : (2002) 152 NLJ 281 : (2002) 146 SJLB 53 : Times, February 20, 2002 : Independent, February 19, 2002
Joseph is instructed predominately for claimants for claims resulting from wrongful birth, injury at birth, failure to diagnose cancer and failures during surgery. He is also instructed in cases where there has been a failure to properly treat mental health with catastrophic consequences.
Joseph is involved in a good number of high value claims.
Karina Rees v Darlington Memorial Hospital NHS Trust (2002): A disabled mother who gave birth to a healthy child after a negligently-performed sterilisation was entitled to recover the extra costs of child care occasioned by her disability. * Leave to appeal to the House of Lords granted.
[2002] EWCA Civ 88. CA (Civ Div) (Waller LJ, Robert Walker LJ, Hale LJ) 14/02/2002
[2003] QB 20 : [2002] 2 WLR 1483 : [2002] 2 All ER 177 : [2002] 1 FLR 799 : [2002] 1 FCR 695 : [2002] PIQR P26 : [2002] Lloyd's Rep Med 163 : (2002) 65 BMLR 117 : [2002] Fam Law 348 : (2002) 99(12) LSG 32 : (2002) 152 NLJ 281 : (2002) 146 SJLB 53 : Times, February 20, 2002 : Independent, February 19, 2002
Joseph practises in a number of discrete areas of judicial review and public law including education, mental health, community care, provision of services to children, inquests and commissioning/procurement decisions of public authorities.
In addition Joseph has vast experience in dealing with claims under the Human Rights Act 1998 particularly in relation to claims under Articles 2,3,5,6 and 8.
[2014] EWHC 2309 (Admin). QBD (Admin) (Judge Clive Heaton KC) 9/07/2014
DM (Claimant) v Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Councill (Defendant) v Secretary of State for Health (Interested party) (2011): A local authority was entitled to charge a person for his accommodation in a care home while he was detained there under the Mental Capacity Act 2005.
[2011] EWHC 3652 (Admin). QBD (Admin) (Langstaff J) 16/12/2011. (2012) 15 CCL Rep 128 : [2012] MHLR 120 : [2012] ACD 36
R V Criminal Injuries Compensation Board (Respondent), Ex Parte Wayne Joseph Mardsen (Applicant) (1999): The wording of para.11 of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme 1990 was clear and unambiguous such that a purposive approach to its construction was not required. In the circumstances of this case, where the victim had not been run down deliberately, he was not entitled to compensation. CA (Civ Div) (Clarke LJ, Auld LJ, Morritt LJ) 23/03/1999. [2000] RTR 21 : [1999] PIQR Q195
Joseph has been instructed in a number of high profile inquests including the death of an elderly lady who suffered a fatal head injury when her wheelchair rolled from the back of an ambulance, the death of a man who was killed in an explosion caused by vapour from gas which accumulated in the van he was driving, the death of a lady who died in hospital as a result of multiple failures in her treatment, the death of a cancer patient where the condition had been missed by her GP and the death of a patient in a care home.
He has particular expertise in relation to inquests involving residents at care home and hospitals who are deprived of their liberty under schedule A1 of the Mental Capacity Act 2005.
Joseph chaired the 'Investigation into the Care and Treatment of RD (2013)' the findings and recommendations receiving widespread national media coverage.
Joseph has particular expertise in claims for unfair dismissal in the education and care/health sectors and claims brought under the Equalities Act 2010.
Joseph is well known for his advice and representation in claims brought for "whistle blowing" particularly in the education and care/health sectors.


President Horacio Cartes to visit Israel on May 21 or 22 to open new embassy in the capital, after deciding to follow US example; last month, Cartes said embassy move will happen before the end of his term on August 15.
Paraguay's President Horacio Cartes will visit Israel by the end of May to inaugurate his country's new embassy in Jerusalem, a Paraguay government spokesman and the Israeli foreign ministry said on Monday.
"Paraguay President Horacio Cartes plans to come to Israel by the end of the month to open an embassy in Jerusalem," Foreign Ministry spokesman Emmanuel Nahshon said in a statement.
In a visit to Venezuela to meet his counterpart there Nicolas Maduro, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said he hoped other nations would not follow Paraguay, Guatemala and the United States. "We hope that other countries on the American continent are not going to move their embassies to Jerusalem as this acts against international law," said Abbas.
The announcement on Cartes' visit comes one week before the United States embassy opens in Jerusalem on May 14 in accordance with President Donald Trump's December 6 recognition of the city as Israel's capital.
The US move has delighted Israel and infuriated Palestinians.
Israel views Jerusalem as its eternal and indivisible capital, while the Palestinians want the eastern part of the city as the capital of their own future independent state.
In March Guatemala's president, Jimmy Morales, said that his country would move its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem on May 16, two days after the US move.
In December, 128 countries voted in a non-binding UN General Assembly resolution calling on the United States to drop its recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital. Nine voted against, 35 abstained and 21 did not cast a vote.
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It is important that the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) Council has all the information it needs when making decisions on whether or not an advertiser's marketing has breached the Advertising Codes. Equally, to ensure that they fully understand the case being made against their ads, advertisers need to be aware of all the information on which Council will rely in coming to a decision. To fully reflect this and ensure all parties are treated fairly, the ASA have recently updated our procedures.
The information Council has regard to can, in some circumstance, include evidence a complainant has supplied in support of their objections to an ad. They will always take this into account when deciding whether or not the advertiser has a case to answer but complainants should be aware that, if their evidence is to be relied on in any way by Council when coming to a decision, they must agree for it to be shared with the advertiser. This is in the interests of allowing advertisers a fair opportunity to respond in full to the points being made against their marketing. The ASA will make an assessment during the investigation of whether this information is relevant to it and needs to be disclosed. If a complainant does not wish to agree to disclose their evidence, it will not form part of their assessment of the matter.
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Everybody on our team is excited that Khalil Mack is a Chicago Bear, trust me.Tyler Bertuzzi dug a puck out of the corner and fed it out to Niklas Kronwall, who dished a slot pass to Mantha for another one-timer that caught the post and found twine for a power play marker with one second remaining in the period.Copyright 2019 by AP.Charles Barkley , DeMarcus Cousins , Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, George McGinnis, David Lee, Tim Duncan, Dirk Nowitzki and Alex English are other players to accomplish the feat since 1974.
left Sunday's game against the Titans with a toe injury and is questionable to return, Stephen Holder of The Athletic reports.But with Jon Beason and Thomas Davis already on the roster, and with James Anderson coming off a franchise-record performance for tackles in the season, Hurney selected a linebacker anyway.We aren't just going to say, 'We are going to take a quarterback,' we actually have to like the quarterback we're taking if we go that route.It was very easy for me to feel like I owed them something every year.I don't remember too much about it other than it was really tough.Los Angeles outscored the Magic by eight points in the second quarter and by 12 points in the second half.
Washington finished second to the San Antonio Spurs the Central Division.Shots were square at 17 through two.In the 33-year history of the first-round matchups between 1 seeds and 16s, the 16 had never prevailed.We do not edit comments.
The most valuable mileage redemption opportunities are found on carriers like Emirates, Qatar Airways, Cathay Pacific, Virgin Australia, and Japan Airlines.Sam Kearns added 11 points with seven assists and four steals.Santini may or may not be ready for game action, but it's encouraging that he was able to rejoin his teammates in Toronto as they prepare for the second leg of a three-game swing through Canada.It's why someone like Derek Dorsett can lead the team in goals or why goaltenders Jacob Markstrom and Anders Nilsson are both having the best statistical seasons of their career.
Supposed photo of the man who tried to tackle Bret Hart at the WWE Hall of Fame ceremony.Jaroslav Halak made 22 saves for Boston, while Jimmy Howard stopped 31 pucks for Detroit.The Bruins could not had a worse start to the third period, allowing two goals eight seconds apart within the first two minutes of the period to find themselves in a 4 hole.To trick the world into thinking you had the entire pool to yourself, check into the Retreat at the Blue Lagoon: The 62-suite luxury hotel has a private swimming hole that's an extension of the Blue Lagoon, letting you enjoy those glowingly blue waters free of other people.
Linking hamlets and villages, this nine-day self-guided route scales some of the area's more challenging hills, dipping into green valleys, with stays at traditional mountain refuges.That's the most ice time Stafford's seen a game since playing 17 back on Jan.Another 3 from Fournier tied it at 59 with 5 left, and his free throw gave Orlando a 75 lead going into the fourth.Coleman will be eligible to return to action Sunday against the Sabres, but there's no telling if he'll be healthy enough to suit up for that contest at this juncture.STATE COLLEGE, Pa.
Given that he wasn't much better the previous year in Kansas City, the Ravens were always expected to cut him before March 16, when his $1 million roster bonus was set to kick in.Notre Dame and No.View 1 Comments.
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A family concierge will be at your service, just a phone call away via a free mobile phone provided by the resort, and ready to take care of all of your needs as you stay in a luxury family suite and take part in special family activities.He later picked up three separate suspensions, limiting him to two appearances between the 2016 and 2017 seasons.You'll probably leave the city via the Holland Tunnel to cross under the Hudson River to New Jersey."You're going to feel great joy from wins and you're going to feel great pain from losses," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said.
The Bruins fell to with the win, while the Red Wings moved to with the win.In a beautiful breakout, DeBrusk took a pass from Charlie McAvoy and carried momentum through the neutral zone, then hit David Krejci as they entered the zone.Either way, Brown's cash flow through 2021 will likely be relevant to Sexton.Tampa Bay will recall Christian Arroyo from Triple-A Durham to provide extra insurance in the infield, but Wendle's absence is more likely to lead to increased playing time for the likes of Brandon Lowe and Daniel Robertson.The final approach to Valdez includes a 25-mile drop from Thompson Pass to sea level through the waterfalls of Keystone Canyon, opening into Prince William Sound.
Some areas-Rocky Mountain National Park's Trail Ridge Road or Going-to-the-Sun Road -remain covered in snow through spring.Larkin would pot an empty-netter to cap it, with Mantha picking up his point.Well, blatant for everyone, except the officials.With 31-inch arms, Murray should have the reach to press effectively."Obviously our offense was more than good enough," Magic coach Steve Clifford said.Road trips are as much a summer tradition as barbecues, fireworks, and clambakes.
With just under 11 months still to go until the event takes place from July 14, tickets only remain for the practice days.There were direct flights from Montreal, Toronto, Milan and Rome, but because of the still-tense relations, none from the United States.The second-year tight end with less-than-ideal size for the position is fighting for a roster spot, which compounds the impact of his injury Thursday.
This is a tough place to play; loud stadium, great environment and a defense that plays really well at home so we're going to have our work cut out for us.I was going to wreck him, Kurt Busch said.As a result, It's safe to ignore the Saskatchewan native in all formats.Now here was the youngest Hager, whom Foles remembered flying past defenders for 80-yard touchdowns in Pop Warner games, in need of advice.Absolutely.
Anthony Mantha netted a hat trick for the Red Wings, while Taro Hirose netted the game-winner in the third.Magic: Home against Toronto on Tuesday night.And yet they appear to be energetic and confident about the weekend's playoff opener in regardless of what happens against the Hawks.Bonaventure coach Mark Schmidt said.
The recalled from AHL Grand Rapids under emergency conditions Sunday.Kids amenities abound at Le Germain Charlevoix Hotel & Spa.A scary scene played out Wednesday, with Mueller getting stretchered off the ice in a game against the Flames.Labonte finished eighth, and Earnhardt was remembered for uttering some of the most famous words spoken at The Last Great Colosseum: 'I didn't mean to turn him around,' the Intimidator said.And on Tuesday, Feb.
If more injuries continue to pile up, Gignac could be the first call-up.Ranked third in the NFC and sixth in the NFL in gross punting average fifth in the conference in net…In NFC Wild Card game at Seattle, 1 11, punted four times for a 47 gross average with a long of 55…In NFL opener vs.They do that again, they win again.Thus, it can be argued Turner has had the best shot-blocking season a Pacer has ever had.
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U20 Euro Championship B.I am obviously not speaking for Lovie �?he has certainly allowed us an unprecedented level of access, so you never know if he would welcome them or not �?but I would personally wonder if the HBO presence would make it a little harder to build team chemistry next summer.If you are going to put it into a plastic storage container, still keep in the bag – a lot of technology and expense goes into making bags that protect the food inside.
When you realize that a billion people don't have access to clean water, you think about things like leaving the sink on a little bit differently.One of Thibodeau's But Butler was fed up with the situation to a point where he requested a trade as he enters his walk year.Sometimes when you do that, you see that it's not 20 million things that they did right, just a few things that we did wrong and that's what we're seeing.Kansas State : Registered eight tackles , including 1½ tackles for a loss…At Florida : Led the team with a career-high 15 tackles , including 1½ tackles for a loss…At South Carolina : Posted nine tackles and a pass defensed…Vs.New Jersey 130.
The perfect performance was Miller's 44th career shutout, which came two days after he broke John Vanbiesbrouck's record for wins by an American goalie with his 375th career victory.It hasn't been a great season for Silfverberg, who has only 26 points on the season and has a whopping minus-18 rating.You just come in the NFL and be that guy.In addition, she says it's important to take note of any changes in color or smell to the food itself because that can be a sign that it's gone bad.Neither quarterback has significant experience, and the presence of Brown has leveled the playing field for the two top contenders.
While there, representatives from KC Southern and the Guadalupe Centers will inform the family that they will help pay for their home utilities for a year's duration via the Guadalupe Centers' Family Support Services programming.I wasn't always considered one of the best players on the team.You can keep the points where you set a goal.Tonight he'll be settling down under the care Ted in the hope tomorrow will see him reunited with his owner.It takes a special kind of player to be a star right from the start of his NHL career.
Last year, Buffalo upset 4-seed Arizona in the first round and returned virtually everyone from that squad.I think this year we probably had a little bit bigger focus on defensemen, Bowman said.said Saturday that he was confident that he would complete his court-mandated obligations stemming from his plea deal for a May 2016 DUI arrest before the start of the 2018 season, Adam H.A lover of people and cat siblings, the prefers to be with humans or furry siblings, so they live their best life in a two-pet home or one with a stay-at-home owner.In their last seven games, the Panthers have scored just 13 goals.
My immediate response would be, well he did catch the touchdown pass to win a Super Bowl.He helped lead the club to two playoff appearances, two NFC North titles and one NFC Championship Game appearance.One first-round safety has busted, Matt Elam in 2013, and last year's four-year, $34 million deal for safety Tony Jefferson hasn't paid much.His coaching experience on the offensive side of the football spans more than 20 years on both the collegiate and professional levels.The other man is Ricky Smyrnes.And that was the case long before DeBrusk was playing on his flank.
But they didn't have to make the trade because the Vancouver Canucks took center Elias Pettersson of Timra of Sweden's second division at No.He should return to a sizable role when healthy after recording 51 points over 79 games in his last full season .Over his five-year career, Crowell enters his first campaign with the Silver and Black having appeared in 77 contests with 51 starts, totaling 3 rushing yards on 880 attempts while adding 27 scores on the ground.
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Yushkevich, on the other hand, had stops in Florida, Los Angeles and Philadelphia before the 2002 season was out.soccer fans might be wondering why Altidore wasn't in Honduras on Sunday with Team USA.If anybody can get the best out of him it's Bill Belichick.
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Absolutely not, because he has to prove that he can do it.If McCown continues to for Evans deep, he has a chance see his third straight game with 100-plus yards and a score.
Skip to content Mark Streit became only the third Swiss-born player to win the Stanley Cup , via Wikimedia Commons) Through the 2017 NHL season, only three different Swiss-born hockey players have won the Stanley Cup.Eaves has suited up in just nine games over the past two years for the Ducks and has been hampered by an illness among other injuries.
Anderson has yet to allow a run through five appearances this season, but he'll return to the minors for the time being as the look to carry an extra infielder while Zack Cozart nurses a forearm injury.Owning a dog may also lower your risk of heart disease, according to a 2013 article in the Harvard Health Blog.Boston is a good team, but so are the Panthers, and as we finish out the regular season, maybe fans will finally get a glimpse of Florida's potential.
Robinson had 10 of TCU's 20 assists.Army has only lost four fumbles this season, which is something of a miracle considering it's an option team pitching the ball with regularity.He serves on the executive committee of the Players Association even he builds an impressive media company of his own.Surprisingly, it was used as a guard dog and can have an un-puppy like fierceness.
We were just really trying to enjoy it all.These aren't mini Doberman pinschers.Philadelphia general manager Ron Hextall willing to be patient in his search for a starting goaltender next season.
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The important Viking goddess Freyja travels in a cat-drawn carriage.NFL Honors will be at Fox Theatre in Atlanta.Members of the Chiefs Community Caring Team, including Chairman and CEO Clark Hunt and players, assisted other volunteers to load the food into the vehicles of these local agencies.scored his 20th goal of the season on the power play and had an assist even strength in Tuesday's win over the Capitals.Just that we can do more as a young core and as a team, Kuzma said when asked what he has during this short stretch without James and Rondo.
27 at Baltimore, leading WRs in yards, with three catches converting third downs …2 pick in the 2008 NHL Draft, the London, Ontario, native boasts perhaps the best all-around game of any defenseman of era.In those contests, he has just 10 shots, including a four-game stretch without any shots.
As their Nordic ancestry might suggest, their fur makes it so that they are more suited to colder temperatures-and therefore love frolicking in the snow, according to Vetstreet.That deal kicks in this year and the Bucks actually got a slight discount.Hunt can participate in OTAs, minicamps, training camp and preseason games.He's well on his way to eclipsing the 40-point mark for the sixth straight year.I took a very unconventional way to get to the National Football League, so for me �?there was always a chip on my shoulder, and that's kind of what I project for my players.
Gettleman believes that Eli's statistics — the veteran quarterback completed 66 percent of his passes, threw for 4 yards, 21 touchdowns and only 11 interceptions — show that the 38-year-old quarterback has plenty left in the tank.An epic second weekend awaits.Oakland ended his season … him from making big plays is a huge challenge, but Justin Simmons must limit his opportunities and break up whatever passes he can that come Gronkowski's way, or it could be a long day.
But it's down to business.The Jets have let it be known that they are open for business with the third-overall pick in the draft, and I wouldn't be surprised if, for the second year in a row, they complete a draft pick swap well before the actual selection process begins.He's started games before, as well; six of them, including one last season and then another in the playoffs.
Graves made the shots that he needed to make.was assigned to AHL San Diego on Thursday.Demers has put up respectable numbers playing on the embarrassingly bad Coyotes and, while not flashy, would have been a calming, solidifying presence on the often-chaotic Panthers back end.
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In fact, these pups may have more energy than the small children they lives with, making them a fun family addition.Plus, many studios offer early morning, night and weekend classes, so it's a job you can work in around a 9-to-5.This one belongs to Buffalo – again.U18 Euro Championship B.He's such a good sport and I really hope this will help him get noticed!
He can be the hammer, box safety to replace Eric Berry and works as a nice complement to Tyrann Mathieu.U20 Euro Championship B.Agozzino got the call-up Feb.signed a one-year, $750 contract with the on Monday.More than 60 area relief organizations, including food pantries and church ministries, have been identified by Harvesters and will benefit as a result of this year's event.
During the 2014 season, his second in the NHL, Palat helped form the most productive line in the League, skating alongside Nikita Kucherov and Johnson.Meanwhile, rookie Karson Kuhlman skated on the second line.As long as they are well-matched, they can keep each other company and have a life expectancy of five to ten years in captivity, she explains.
Unfortunately, on both occasions, the Rangers were able to answer back and quell the momentum, courtesy a pair of seeing-eye point shots.
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The navy alternate-and-later-home kit is a near-faithful replica of the white, right down to the white stripe just below the tri-stripe pattern.Mikko Rantanen received a qualifying offer from the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday, Mike Chambers of The Denver Post expected, Colorado qualified its most important RFA in Rantanen and should eventually come to an agreement with the dynamic winger on a long-term deal.The Penguins won the Stanley Cup again in the 2015 season but Fleury, diagnosed with his second concussion of the season April 1, did not play again in the regular season and saw action in two playoff games.
Brown said it was his call and his call only to keep Lewis, but only after Lewis assured him he still wanted to coach the Bengals in the wake of the Dec.It also correctly predicted Brooks victory at the CJ Cup earlier this season.It would be disingenuous to say that this doesn't have a lot to do with the Cavs being severely weaker than they have been over the past few seasons.Navy had a series-best 14-game winning streak from 2002 and leads the series leads .Nearly 70 percent of U.S.Here are the top players in Buccaneer history in terms of receiving yardage.
He said we should just take it all in, that this is a once-in-a-lifetime and to cherish every moment you get.He was limited to 51 that season, his last with Columbus, and his contract was not extended.And if you want to learn why it's important to be appreciative, then check out these 20 Science-Backed Benefits of Gratitude.Born in Barrie, Ontario, Burns spent the 2002 season with Brampton of the Ontario Hockey League after being selected by Minnesota Wild in the first round of the 2003 NHL Draft.I'm sure it can, Kerr said, when asked if someone could still be successful in a dual coach GM type role.
Next up for 55th-ranked Struff will be Canadian 13th seed Milos Raonic, who had his hands full before prevailing against American qualifier Marcos Giron 4 6 6.He's a caring guy and he loves this city.He sensed the gravity of the term run off.Thank you for taking notice.
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Pekka Rinne, Nashville Predators.After starting the season 1, Luck and the Colts have clawed their way back, currently sitting at 8 and in the thick of the AFC playoff race.Brian Allen, as one example, came to the team as an interesting prospect because of his measurables , but he has been unable to carve out playing time for himself on defense, and 2019 will be the final year of his current contract.And if you're looking for a last minute gift for Fido this Valentine's Day, here are some suggestions.
Fordham , which snapped its four-game losing streak, finishes out the regular season against La Salle on the road on Saturday.Dana Altman's got Oregon looking like a Big Ten or ACC team out there.That's a captain is about.San Jose 206.Maybe, maybe not.
10 pick in the 2017 NHL Draft presented by adidas, his red hair and blue eyes seemed to send a shiver of sorts down Luongo's spine.The 24-year-old defender has been a solid producer from the blue line in the minors this season, notching 27 points in 60 games with AHL San Diego.After cheering, we were able to watch the game with our troops and even host a fun raffle.
The previous game between the two teams resulted in a 5 loss for Florida, and it was a game Boston dominated.Any commercial use or distribution without the express written consent of AP is strictly prohibited.That was Mayfield's m.o.This team is a legacy.
Ritchie remains at 31 points in 58 games with 122 hits, 64 PIM and 95 shots on goal this year.A number of coaches on Rivera's staff also have ties to the Bay Area.And while no introvert is a carbon copy of another, you can probably all that spending some time alone is best way to recharge your soul.During the visit, Pat and Travis also brought along food and gifts for the family.It's worth noting that, though Dale Tallon was in charge of the Panthers leading up the expansion draft, he was not the GM who gave Smith the massive deal.
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But good job by our guys.We love our pets, but sometimes they're a little less than grateful.Monta Ellis's slashing menace comes to mind, as does Jason Williams's showy playmaking.It hasn't been confirmed as a fact, but research suggests that bigger dogs could be smarter.
In order to help Sam find his forever home, staffers at RSPCA South Godstone have been posting about him on social media like crazy, hoping that someone will notice him and realize that he's meant to be their dog.
Of his 42 even-strength points, 16 were scored without the help of Barkov or Dadonov.
She already lived on the court, working herself weary, repeating moves again and again.Nobody is kidding anybody here.Here's why dogs follow you into the bathroom.
The Department of Corrections had difficulty obtaining the three-part chemical cocktail used for lethal injection.Elias Pettersson Awards.Memorize these etiquette rules if you own a dog.Though the AAF suspended operations on Tuesday, it has yet to completely fold.
Jachai Polite, EDGE, Florida Once thought of as a top-15 pick, Polite could be in for a fall after an abysmal pre-draft process, but he's too talented to let slip out of the second round.U16 Euro Championship B.I didn't know where I was going to go, but I kind of had a feeling I was going to end up in Philly, and that's a place I'd be really excited if I had a chance to go there, said Patrick, who was named the best professional prospect in the Canadian League despite missing more than half of the WHL season.— For more AP college basketball coverage: https: Collegebasketball and http: AP-Top25 — This was generated by Automated Insights, http: ap, using data from STATS LLC, https: Copyright 2019 by AP.U20 Euro Championship B.It's truly amazing.
To search for players who were born on a certain date, for example all players born on December 25, choose the month, day and year with the drop down boxes and then choose the 'Full Date Search' option.> Weight: 7 pounds > Life expectancy: 10 years The Japanese chin is a toy dog that, despite its name, originated in China.5, scored his first NHL goal six days later against the Winnipeg Jets and finished with 20 goals in 75 games to lead the last-place Avalanche.And by adventures, we mean naps in cuddly corners of your home.
The Finnish winger should be a top fantasy option in 2019 after recording 87 points in the regular-season this year.The 31-year-old has just one point in the month of February, so his absence isn't likely to affect the majority of fantasy owners.The lack of clashing colours and very nice blending with the Prowling Panther make this secondary logo a winner.
One thing the Cats did get right was the white jersey's font: instead of gapping the navy trim, they put it flush up against the body of the names and numbers, making for a much more modern and clean look though, as mentioned, the typeface and sizing is inadequate, at best.If anything, I think the question would be: do we add eighth official to be the sky judge?After 36 minutes, Munster suffered a blow when Murray departed for a head injury assessment, with Alby Matthewson introduced in his place.They will play three games in four days in Fullerton before going home for a seven-day homestand that will be the team's longest since 1954.The Chiefs Rookie Club visited the Children's Center Campus for its annual holiday visit.In 2015, Beckham was named to the Pro Bowl for the second-straight year after tying a franchise single-season record with 13 receiving touchdowns.
LB Lavonte David vs.We play tomorrow, and I'll be better from then on.Reyes' outing was a modest 69 pitches, and the right-hander would also be working on a full five days of rest were he to get the call Wednesday.That means that about 56 million cats and 50 million dogs are considered overweight or obese based on 2018 pet population projections from the American Pet Products Association.We allowed it to happen.The MAC's Player of the Year dropped a spinning layup, made four free throws in the final 32 seconds, and scored his team's final nine points as the No.
And, in what may be a sign of more difficulty to come, Kentucky is one of the states likely to be hit hardest by the current trade and tariff war between the U.S.More often than not, the team that does the better job taking care of the football wins this game.But there's always the chance that they could lead to playtime in the park, and that makes the adventure worthwhile.I just tried to stay busy so I wouldn't think about too much.In 2014, Holtby the most shots in the NHL , made the most saves , played the most games and finished second in wins .
That's when I realized in the offseason that the only thing that matters is this game and how much work you put into it.
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But the modern-day Coyotes have highlighted their location with complete disregard to their team's nickname; you know, the thing people actually care about.Culver, a Lubbock native, is perhaps the best two-way wing in college basketball, flashing pure lockdown ability and dynamic scoring skills on a nightly basis.Then he had a few monster hits in the second half, and I was like, 'Yep, OK this guy is as good as He's fluid.He followed that by scoring the only goal of the shootout to give the U.S.Carolina, 1 18, started and finished with three receptions for 49 yards and one TD, including a 25-yard grab…In NFC Divisional Playoff at Minnesota, 1 18, had three receptions for 54 yards.
Annually, there is a big ceremony when the officers are announced, and it's in front of a huge gym filled with friends and family.From 2008, the Falcons had four consecutive winning seasons, winning 43 games during that time, which are the fifth-most wins in the NFL over that time period.Josh from Lynchburg, VA: My new No.The downtown section located next to Amalie Arena, called Channelside, had been hit hard by the 2008 recession.Loeffler is getting his first opportunity as a head coach after serving as either offensive coordinator or quarterbacks coach at Central Michigan, Michigan, Florida, Temple, Auburn, Virginia Tech and Boston College as well as for the Detroit Lions.
The NBA has only recently started adopting this as well.Injuries again plagued Kase in 2017, though he showed off his offensive skills by scoring nine goals in his first 27 games, indicating he could have a future as a top-six forward if he can stay healthy.4, the same as Bobby Orr.The Buckeyes lost for the fifth time in seven games, though coach Chris Holtmann expects an NCAA invitation.
Colorado Avalanche.Start educating yourself today.Oakland Raiders: How will Mike Mayock and Jon Gruden go about fixing a front seven desperate for help?I've had a long relationship �?I guess you'd say with the Manning family.It may not appear significant, but the better skills make a difference.
They weren't the only ones who noticed the lack of logic and sound-mindedness behind this take.Matt Breida and George Kittle were the stars of this one.Noel started at center with Okafor coming off the bench.HE SAID IT Garvin on the Buckeyes' 18 assists: "I believe Ohio State is a very unselfish basketball team.As of this writing, the Blue Jackets have 22 on their roster with just 12 forwards.Working to ensure this trend will continue, Spanos oversaw the multi-million dollar upgrades to StubHub Center during the summer of 2017.
I think our guys did a pretty good job this last week and a half." – Ohio State coach Chris Holtmann on the NCAA bubble talk.Still, the Crimson Tide signed the No.The Rams used three of their first four selections on pass catchers, selecting WR Cooper Kupp out of Eastern Washington and WR Josh Reynolds , in addition to S John Johnson III with the second of two third round selections .The answer reveals some essential truths about how new ideas shape the league — and it begins with a story of painfully unfulfilled potential.He tied for the tournament lead with seven goals, and his 12 points tied him for first in scoring on Finland, which won the silver medal.Case in point: through the first 50 games of the season, second periods have not been a huge highlight for the Columbus Blue Jackets.
"Did love our last look," Ohio State coach Holtmann said.It's more about teamwork.Alfred Morris fumbled at the goal and Garoppolo was picked three times, one of which Minnesota corner Mike Hughes returned for a touchdown.Anyone who read the O-Zone this past week �?and he knows who he is �?will know that I wrote all week that I was concerned about Sunday's game, but that I wasn't nearly as concerned about the following week's playoff opener.
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Silent Spring, by Rachel Carson (September 1962)
Posted on April 25, 2016 by adamkoniuszewski
Young people, my interns or students attending my talks regularly ask for book recommendations. With no hesitation my first suggestion is "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson. Called by some as one of the most important books ever, "Silent Spring" got the American environmental movement started. Al Gore describes it as the inspiration behind his involvement in climate change while Canadian geneticist turned activist David Suzuki reminds us that prior to "Silent Spring" there was not a single country with a ministry of the environment. Within 10 years, the United Nations Environmental Programme was created and the first global conference on the environment took place in Stockholm (Sweden). During the following two decades the environment became a key topic on the global agenda leading up to the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio.
Rachel Carson had been concerned about the negative effects of pesticides since the 1940's. She finally decided to write "Silent Spring" after receiving a letter from a friend describing how birds in Boston were dying from the effects of DDT and other pesticides. The title conveyed the idea of a morbid spring with no birds singing. It was and remains controversial. It resulted in virulent attacks against her. She was called a hysterical woman that wanted to return humanity to the "dark ages" and that restrictions on the use of DDT caused the unnecessary death of millions. Rarely do critics mention that in most countries the use of DDT is still allowed for mosquito eradication but that growing resistance to DDT has reduced its effectiveness. President John F Kennedy ordered an investigation by the Science Advisory Committee which resulted in increased oversight and regulation of pesticides.
In "Silent Spring" Rachel Carson thought us that everything in nature is connected and that all our actions have consequences – most of them unintended. At a time when it was hoped that science and technology would allow humanity to dominate nature this book helped us realize how little we knew. This lesson is just as relevant today as it was in 1962. "Silent Spring" should be a mandatory read for all students and for anyone interested in the environment.
Additional suggested reading: Science and Human Values by Jacob Bronowski
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The Universal Declaration of the Rights of Humankind
Posted on September 27, 2015 by adamkoniuszewski
The report for a "Universal Declaration of the rights of humankind" was delivered last Friday by French ex-Minister of the Environment, Corinne Lepage and her team at the Elysée in Paris. The project originated from a request by the President to build on the human rights declarations and "laying the rights humankind, that is to say, the right of all people on Earth to live in a world whose future is not compromised by the irresponsibility of the present generation", Francois Hollande, October 2014.
Stemming from the 1789 Declaration of Human Rights, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Paris 1948), and existing agreements and statements on development, the environment and future generations, the statement includes four principles:
intergenerational solidarity
dignity of humankind
the continued existence of humankind,
the non-discrimination on grounds of membership to a generation
"How can we guarantee to future generations the right to live in dignity and in a clean and safe environment?" said Valérie Cabanes, international lawyer specializing in human rights. Adding that "the consequences of our consumption patterns and production choices have become a threat to peace and human security".
"Civil society from around the world must now mobilize and carry the message of the declaration so that it is widely shared and endorsed ahead of the December Climate Conference in Paris. This process is underway and the response so far is just amazing", commented Corinne Lepage.
special announcement in Geneva on October 6
a broad consultation on the declaration
a side event on the subject will be held during the COP21
The objective being the adoption of a statement on the Declaration by the United Nations General Assembly in 2016. Given that this is a statement and not a binding document, it should be easier for member states to accept.
The team that prepared the declaration and joined Corinne Lepage to deliver the report includes: Ahmed Alami, Marie-Odile Bertella-Geoffroy, Valérie Cabanes, Francois Damerval, Hubert Delzangles, Emilie Gaillard, Christian Huglo, Adam Koniuszewski, Jean-Marc Laveille, Catherine Le Bris, Bettina Laville and Mathieu Wemere.
Elysée Release Link
Valérie Cabanes Article
MetroNews Article (French)
Posted in Climate Change	| Tagged Bettina Laville, Biodiversity, climate change, COP21, Corinne Lepage, Declaration of the Rights of Humanity, Elysée, Francois Hollande, Human Rights, Paris	| 3 Replies
Silence of the Bees
Posted on May 7, 2015 by adamkoniuszewski
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By Margo and Adam Koniuszewski
Over 40% of what we find in our plates including many fruits, nuts and vegetables, results from the pollination process. These "services", mainly by bees but also butterflies, birds, bats and flies add over $215 billion annually to the global economy – some seven times the revenues of a multinational giant like Coca-Cola. Bees, including commercially managed bees, provide the bulk of this value through pollination while the honey, propolis, royal jelly and wax they produce represents only a small fraction. But the role of bees extends well beyond the economic. Ancient civilizations recognized and celebrated bees and their role in spreading the genetic material of thousands of plants. Honey was revered across the ancient world as a regenerative and mystical substance and the food of the gods in Mayan culture. In the Garden of Eden it is said that honey dripped from trees like rainwater and as far back as 5,000 B.C., "King Menes", founder of the First Dynasty of Egyptian Kings was called the "Beekeeper".
Industrial Agriculture
Today, industrial agriculture focuses on the utilitarian role of bees to pollinate vast monocultures. Honeybees are shipped when and where needed. The California almond is a case in point. 800,000 acres with 90 million almond trees stretching for more then 600 kilometers provide over 80% of the global almond production. With pollen available only in February, bees would starve in this environment. They must therefore be trucked-in from across the country for the job. A major logistical effort for some 5,000 trucks to bring 1.6 million beehives. This scale of trucking bees around is not without danger – accidents are common. Just last week, North of Seattle, a truck carrying over 20 million bees for blueberry pollination overturned on the highway, spilling 458 beehives that firefighters doused with flame retardant.
It is estimated that 2.5 million hives are being trucked around this way every year to Washington for apples and cherries, Dakota for alfalfa and sunflowers, Michigan for blueberries…
Bees in crisis
But the troubles of bees extend well beyond highway crashes. In the United States, beekeepers are reporting annual bee losses of 30% and more and the number of colonies shrank from its 5.5 million hives peak in the 1950s to less then 2.5 million today. This is the result of a combination of habitat loss, inadequate diets, mite infestation and disease, loss of genetic diversity and pesticides.
In Europe, since 1994, neonicotinoid pesticides have been associated with Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) – where the insecticide confuses bees to the point where they abandon their hive. The same has been observed across the United States since 2006. UK studies link the pesticide to an 85% decline in queen production and confirm disruptions in the ability of bees to navigate and communicate. This is why the European Commission banned them in April 2013. Given that a worldwide ban would deprive Syngenta of 6.5% of its sales (source: Schroders Research), the science behind bees and pesticides is hotly debated and another culprit is pointed, the varroa mite, a parasite that has spread from Asia to the rest of the world and for which the impact of chemical treatment is showing mixed results – it is said that chemical treatment has helped the mite become more resistant at the expense of the bees.
Biodiversity decline and habitat loss are also having their toll. While farms located near natural habitats fare better, a study found that since the 1980's there has been a 70% decline in key wildflowers. This means a lower diversity of plants from which bees can collect pollen. The genetically modified and neonicotinoid infected corn syrup they are fed by commercial beekeepers for their subsistence diet are also not helping.
The bee crisis is causing shockwaves well beyond environmental circles. New research by Schroders Investment Bank on "Bees and the Stockmarket" warns of impacts across industries including agrochemicals, food producers, retailers, beverages and the luxury sector. Meanwhile, the Obama Administration talks of a serious threat to food security and announced a federal strategy to protect honeybees, address habitat loss and biodiversity decline. $50 million has been appropriated across various agencies for research and to restore hospitable habitats for bees and other pollinators like the Monarch butterfly.
A Global Movement to Save Bees
Public authorities, the private sector and the public at large – all have a role to play. In 2010, the city of New York overturned a ban on beekeeping that had been in place since the late 1990s and "bee mania" has been spreading since with beehives being installed on skyscraper rooftops, community gardens and school backyards. Even the most exclusive institutions like the Waldorf Astoria Restaurant have joined this movement – its has six beehives located near Central Park and serves the most prestigious honey in town. The private sector is also on board with organizations like the Cirque du Soleil in Montreal and the LVMH Group in Paris setting up hives at their headquarters and engaging in the protection and promotion of bees. But much of the leadership comes from individuals and associations around the world that are fighting unfriendly regulations and attitudes, overturning bee bans, installing hives and creating bee-friendly gardens with native wildflowers that benefit all pollinators. It may bee that in their consciousness, people everywhere are starting to realize that by protecting bees we are also protecting ourselves.
Maybee the bee still has a chance after all…
Bee Resources:
UNEP Report on Bees
White House Factsheet on Economic cost of Bee Decline and US Federal Strategy to Protect Honey Bees
Bees and the Stock Market: Schroders Research Paper
Bees at the United Nations in Geneva
Nature Journal Study on Bee Addiction to Harmful Pesticides
European Commission Protecting Bees
Andrew Gough Blog with fascinating facts and stories about bees
Resource for Beekeepers
Health Benefits of Honey
Queen of the Sun Award Winning Documentary Film Review by Roger Ebert
Posted in Biodiversity, Energy efficiency, Food security	| Tagged Almond, Bees, Biodiversity, CCD, climate change, Colony Collapse Disorder, EU commission, Food security, Honey, LVMH, neoniconinoid, Obama, Pesticide, pollution, Queen of the Sun, Schroders	| 2 Replies
Accountants, the Unexpected Heroes of Sustainability
Few are aware that business tycoon and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller, who became the richest person in recent history, started his career at 16 as an accountant. His diligence, uncommon ability to "see everything and forget nothing" and exceptional understanding of business financials allowed him to build his oil empire by making every major decision on the basis of precise to-the-penny financial calculations. "I charted my course by figures, nothing but figures" said John D. His success underscores the importance of accurate and reliable financial information for business leaders to make the right decisions.
Accounting Records, the Military and Sustainability
Recognizing the importance of relevant and reliable financial information, former Undersecretary of Defense Sherri Goodman said that "You can't manage what You don't measure" and called for better monitoring of energy use and full tracking of the Department of Defense (DoD) carbon footprint with the aim to get the US military off oil by 2040. But where did this determination to move away from oil come from?
An important element is the realization of the growing number of casualties in convoy operations that deliver fuel and water to the battlefield. The other is economic and has to do with the way fuel costs were accounted for. Historically, fuel purchases were recorded at their purchase price, say 2 to 3 US$/gallon or 0.50 to 0.80 US$/liter. More recently however, the military started looking at the "fully burdened cost of fuel" – that includes the cost of buying, moving and protecting fuel until it is ready to be used in the battlefield. In remote areas these can be hundreds of times higher than the purchase price. Figures of US$600/gallon (US$158/liter) and more have been reported.
With delivered fuel costs representing up to 36% of the total operations budget in Afghanistan, one can understand that energy efficiency has become a top priority for the military. A priority that lowers risk while generating dramatic cost savings. In one example, $95 million was invested in Iraq to insulate tents and temporary infrastructure reducing the need for cooling during daytime and heating at night. This measure saved US$1 billion in 2010 alone and removed the need for 11,000 fuel trucks. For more see Energy Security, America's Best Defense.
The Need for Business Leadership
Yvo de Boer & Adam Koniuszewski
Business has a key role to play when it comes to sustainability. Of the largest 150 economic entities in the world, more then 59% are not countries but corporations and our most pressing sustainability challenges are largely caused by the way businesses operate and the impact of the products they sell. But today only business has the capacity and the ability to provide solutions to these problems. According to former Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and KPMG Special Global Advisor on Climate Change and Sustainability Yvo de Boer, "The bulk of the solutions to environmental degradation and climate change must come from the private sector".
And forward looking businesses, including some of the world's largest corporations like IBM, Dupont, Walmart and world leading carpet-tile manufacturer Interface, have profitably embarked on the path towards sustainability. Interface Founder Ray Anderson said that: "The business case for sustainability is crystal clear and we are pressing ahead with our sustainability initiatives as fast and as far as we can because it has proved to be so good for business". From the beginning of their sustainability journey, greenhouse gas emissions per unit of production are down 71% (since 1996) and profits are up. In Ray Anderson's words:
– "Costs are down, not up, dispelling that myth
– Products are the best they have ever been because sustainable design has opened up a wellspring of innovation
– People are galvanized around a shared higher purpose
– And the goodwill of the marketplace is just amazing!"
Check out as Ray Anderson shares his passion for sustainability with George Stroumboulopoulos:
The Interface journey began by attacking waste and diverting the savings to invest in reducing carbon intensity while developing innovative business processes and products. Proper accounting records and monitoring played a central role. Accountant Buddy Hay led this part by implementing the EcoMetricsTM measurement system to track all the materials and energy inputs and all outgoing products, waste and pollution. He says that: "When implementing sustainability programs, you have to measure, understand and articulate the drivers of success. This requires the same rigor and thinking used in financial accounting but applied to natural resources and environmental impact". Improved tracking allowed Interface to reduce waste to landfills per unit of production by 95% since 1996, and to avoid millions of dollars in costs. This helped fund additional sustainability efforts while rewarding shareholders with a 444% share price increase (5 year period ending Dec 31, 2013).
The Prince of Wales and Accounting for Sustainability
Concerned that our current measures of profit and GDP are providing the wrong signals to leaders in business and government, His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales has embarked on a global project with the accounting profession to help embed sustainability into the DNA of business organizations. Through his Accounting for Sustainability (A4S) Project, The Prince of Wales aims to demonstrate the business case for organizations to embed sustainability into their operations, develop the tools and build the capacity for action and create an enabling environment for change. The objective is "To help ensure that we are not battling to meet 21st century challenges with, at best, 20th century decision-making and reporting systems." And by working with the A4S Accounting Bodies Network representing two million accountants around the world, The Prince's Accounting for Sustainability Project is helping the profession to overcome the false choice between business success, environmental sustainability and the development of human happiness and wellbeing.
A4S Executive Chairman, Jessica Fries, knows the importance of involving Chief Financial Officers in the process of building sustainable business models: "The A4S CFO Leadership Network is the first grouping of its kind to bring together leading CFOs to explore their role in developing practical approaches to integrate environmental and social issues into financial decision making. There is a growing commercial imperative for businesses to take these factors into account if they are to future-proof their organisations; and there is now clear evidence that companies which address environmental and social issues in a strategic manner can deliver improved commercial returns."
Another area of focus is how to account for natural and social capital. One organization that has really helped to highlight the importance of better accounting for natural capital is PUMA, the global sport-lifestyle company. Jochen Zeitz, the company's then CEO, conceived the development of PUMA's Environmental Profit and Loss account: "We understand the importance of healthy ecosystems to the future of our business. We have embarked on a journey to develop an enterprise and supply chain wide view of our environmental impacts in monetary terms, so that we could take these impacts into account strategically and embed them in our business decision making processes."
Valuing Natural Capital in the Montreal Region
David Suzuki and Adam Koniuszewski
Few realize that some of the greatest biodiversity hotspots in the Province of Quebec, are located in the Greater Montreal Region and are at risk from urban sprawl. The David Suzuki Foundation issued a report that valued the ecosystems services of a greenbelt that would protect 19% of the greater Montreal territory to be worth $4.3 billion per year! This work helped convince the Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal to create this greenbelt as part of its new urban plan and the Government of Québec to invest $150 million for its protection.
"With the robust analysis and quantification that the accounting profession can provide, we can better understand the value of natural capital and the importance of preserving and enhancing ecosystems and natural habitats for the greater benefit of our communities" said Quebec Chief Scientist, Rémi Quirion.
Sustainability reporting and the risk of Greenwashing
Despite the growing interest in CSR and sustainability reporting, the surge in revenues for accounting firms is not without risks. Professor of Social and Environmental Accounting at ESSEC Business School in Paris, Dr. Charles Cho, has published numerous studies on these topics. His particular field of interest is accounting and the public interest. Dr. Cho warns that "The recent proliferation of the 'sustainability' buzz, particularly within the business community, should certainly not become an avenue for opportunistic strategies and behaviors. We really need to pay close attention to what makes it substantive versus what is likely to become a mere symbolic representation—unfortunately, the latter happens more often than the former. A typical example is the production of stand-alone sustainability or CSR reports—recent mounting evidence has been provided that most of the information contained in these reports is generally biased, selective, trivial and sometimes misleading. Nevertheless, they provide a 'legitimate' shield, or a veil, on what is really happening inside organizations. Therefore, such reports should at least be monitored by a set of enforceable regulations, but it is far from being the case.
As for the role of the accounting profession—I remain skeptical on certain aspects such as the Big 4 public accounting firms seeking the next sustainability or CSR report assurance/audit engagement (this type of service is exponentially growing and one does not have to be Nobel Prize winner to understand that this is another great, highly profitable consulting opportunity for the Big 4). However, I am now more convinced that there are potential avenues for accountants, especially management accountants, to make a meaningful contribution to the sustainability agenda, notably by utilizing their technical skills to measure and report on real social and environmental impacts of organizations."
Concordia University Professor, Dr Michel Magnan, FCPA, FCA, agrees that significant aspects of corporate sustainability reporting are symbolic rather than substantive. But in his view: "There has been progress in the quality of such disclosure over the years among European and North American firms. My research with colleague Denis Cormier shows that such reporting is relevant for market stakeholders (investors, analysts) when a firm exhibits good environmental performance (as measured by objective metrics) but comparability across firms and reliability of disclosed information are still major issues. One has to keep in mind that even for financial reporting, with strict regulatory enforcement and formal standard setting, there are still discussions as to comparability, relevance and reliability!
Another major issue is the scope of sustainability reporting: i.e., when do we stop? For instance, when looking at greenhouse gas emissions for a dairy confectionary company such as Nestlé or Danone, how far do we go to capture the emissions underlying the production process? Do we include the methane emitted by the cows that produce the milk, or even the process by which they get fed (which is often highly mechanized and polluting as well)? In my view, this is the next stumbling block for sustainability reporting to take off."
"With the evolution towards a `materiality-focused` sustainability reporting, not only are we currently auditing (internally and externally) to provide accurate and reliable information, but our sustainability practices are also allowing organizations to better understand the material issues that relate to the overall strategy of the organization. With early stage moves towards Integrated Reporting, we anticipate an increase in the need for these services that are currently being provided across Quebec, Canada and internationally."
– Luc Villeneuve, FCPA, FCA, President, Deloitte Quebec.
Accountants and Sustainability
More then a century has passed since John D. Rockefeller retired from running his oil empire but the importance of robust and relevant accounting and financial information is more important then ever. The new global context, the state of the environment and the accelerating depletion of natural resources, present immense and unprecedented challenges and opportunities. Our ability to create economic systems that promote and reward businesses for restoring and enhancing natural environments, for conserving resources and for eliminating pollution and waste will help define our future prosperity. The accounting profession, the preferred provider of unbiased, relevant and reliable information, is ideally positioned to speed up this transition.
In this regard, Mr. Daniel McMahon, FCPA, FCA, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Ordre des CPA du Québec, mentions the strategic direction for 2013-2015 adopted by the Board of Directors : " The Order aims to be recognized for the key role it plays in Quebec's economic and social development and intends to highlight the role CPAs play in sustainable development. "
Other links of interest: CPA Quebec, Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), Center for Social and Environmental Research (CSEAR), Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB), AICPA & Sustainability
About the Author: Adam Koniuszewski, CPA, CA, CFA is a Commerce Graduate from Concordia University in Montreal. He started his career with Big 4 Accounting-firm Deloitte & Touche in Montreal and London (UK) before continuing his international career with a global corporation (North America, Europe, North Africa) where he gained experience in strategy and business development, planning and risk management, corporate and government affairs. Adam has now joined the world of civil society where he works in the field of sustainability. He is a public speaker at international forums on global sustainability challenges and their business and financial aspects. Adam is also involved in several social and charitable initiatives.
Posted in Accounting and Sustainability	| Tagged Big 4, Biodiversity, Buddy Hay, Charles Cho, climate change, Concordia University, CSR, Daniel McMahon, Deloitte Touche, ESSEC Business School, fully burdened cost of fuel, George Stomboulopoulos, Interface, John D. Rockefeller, KPMG, management accounting, Natural Capital, pollution, Prince of Wales, Ray Anderson, Rémi Quirion, Sherri Goodman, Sustainability, UNFCCC, Waste, Yvo de Boer	| 5 Replies


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Nina Agdal, Lily Aldridge and Chrissy Teigen Adorn 50th Anniversary Swimsuit Issue
The new SI swimsuit issue hits newsstands Tuesday.
And while Kate Upton is featured in the magazine, she's not on the cover.
Instead, Nina Agdal, Lily Aldridge and Chrissy Teigen adorn the cover of the 50th anniversary edition of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue.
Written by Adam Zagoria
Adam Zagoria is a Basketball Insider who covers basketball at all levels. A contributor to The New York Times and SportsNet New York (SNY), he is also the author of two books and is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. His articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide. He also won an Emmy award for his work on the SNY mini-documentary on Syracuse guard Tyus Battle. A veteran Ultimate Frisbee player, he has competed in numerous National and World Championships and, perhaps more importantly, his teams won the Westchester Summer League (WSL) championships in 2011 and 2013. He lives in Manhattan with his wife and children.
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Tel Aviv, Israel, April 28, 2015 — Compugen Ltd. (NASDAQ: CGEN) today announced that the Company will host a conference call at 10:00 AM ET on Tuesday, May 5, 2015 to review the first quarter 2015 results. The quarterly results will be released on the Company's website (www.cgen.com) prior to the conference call.
To access the conference call, please dial 1-888-668-9141 from the US, or +972-3-918-0609 internationally. The call will also be available via live webcast through Compugen's website, located at the following link.
A replay of the conference call will be available approximately two hours after the completion of the live conference call. To access the replay, please dial 1-888-295-2634 from the US or +972-3-925-5925 internationally. The replay will be available through May 7, 2015.
Compugen is a leading predictive drug discovery company focused on monoclonal antibodies and therapeutic proteins to address important unmet needs in the fields of oncology and immunology. The Company utilizes a broad and continuously growing integrated infrastructure of proprietary scientific understandings and predictive platforms, algorithms, machine learning systems and other computational biology capabilities for the in silico (by computer) prediction and selection of novel drug target candidates, which are then advanced in its Pipeline Program. The discovery and development of monoclonal antibody therapeutic candidates against selected Compugen-discovered novel target candidates is performed by Compugen's wholly-owned US subsidiary located in South San Francisco. The Company's business model includes collaborations covering the further development and commercialization of product candidates at various stages from its Pipeline Program and various forms of research and discovery agreements, in both cases providing Compugen with potential milestone payments and royalties on product sales or other forms of revenue sharing. For additional information, please visit Compugen's corporate website at www.cgen.com.
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of terminology such as "will," "may," "expects," "anticipates," "believes," and "intends," and describe opinions about future events. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Compugen to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.Some of these risks include: that Compugen's business model is substantially dependent on entering into collaboration agreements with third parties and may not be successful in generating revenues, and that the development and commercialization of therapeutic products includes many inherent risks, including failure to receive regulatory approval. These and other factors are more fully discussed in the "Risk Factors" section of Compugen's most recent Annual Report on Form 20-F as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as well as other documents that may be subsequently filed by Compugen from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In addition, any forward-looking statements represent Compugen's views only as of the date of this release and should not be relied upon as representing its views as of any subsequent date. Compugen does not assume any obligation to update any forward-looking statements unless required by law.


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Drive's Nicolas Winding Refn to write, direct new crime series for Amazon
Too Old To Die Young will be co-written by Westworld's Ed Brubaker
Nicolas Winding Refn established his relationship with Amazon when the company released The Neon Demon last year. That film ended up being one of the best of 2016, so it makes sense that the two parties would want to continue their partnership. And continue it shall, as Amazon has greenlit Refn's new crime thriller series, Too Old To Die Young.
The show was given a straight-to-series 10-episode order, according to Variety. Described as similar to the Danish filmmaker's Pusher trilogy, the series will follow multiple criminals in Los Angeles as they deal with existential questions about their profession.
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Co-writing Too Old To Die Young with Refn will be executive producer Ed Brubaker, an acclaimed comic writer (Batman, Daredevil, Captain America) who recently transitioned to television by penning an episode of and producing Westworld. Refn will also produce and direct the show.
There's no casting confirmations as of yet, but sources tell Variety that "three notable male actors" have been offered roles. Amazon has recently attracted the likes of Jeffry Tambor, Billy Bob Thorton, Julianne Moore, and Robert DeNiro to star in original series, so it's a good bet there will be some recognizable names headlining this new program.
Update: Miles Teller has signed on to play the lead role of Martin, "a police officer entangled in the criminal underbelly of Los Angeles," according to The Hollywood Reporter.
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Todd Brown represented The Howard Hughes Corporation to obtain Site Development Plan approval from the Howard County Planning Board for Phase I of the Merriweather District Area 3 development.
The SDP is comprised of 338,000 square feet of office, 80,000 square feet of retail/restaurant space and 382 multi-family units. A free-standing 1,300 space parking garage was also approved.
The Phase I SDP is part of the Merriweather District in Downtown Columbia, a master-planned project that Todd has been working on since 2007. The project is master-planned for 14 million square feet of development.