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Pac-12 schools to prohibit transfers with history of misconduct
The Pac-12 has approved a new policy that restricts transfer students with a history of misconduct from joining a team or receiving athletic aid.
The policy, announced Saturday by the Pac-12's presidents and chancellors, prohibits student-athlete transfers from participating in athleticsif they are ineligible to re-enroll at any of their previous universities because of misconduct. The policy applies to issues such as assault, harassment and academic fraud but not academic performance unrelated to misconduct.
"This is an important step to strengthen our student-athlete transfer admission processes and to address the safety of our students," said UCLA chancellor Gene Block, the Pac-12 CEO Group chair.
Under the new policy, student-athletes applying to transfer to Pac-12 schools are required to disclose whether they are eligible for re-enrollment at their previous universities. They will be allowed to appeal if deemed ineligible.
The SEC passed a similar transfer policy last springto preventconference schools from accepting transfer students with histories of domestic violence or sexual assault.
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Game Logs 2018-2019
Date Opp Result G A Pts +/- PIM SOG SPct. PP PPA SHG SHA GWG TOI
03/12 Dal L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 0 0 0 0 0 13:16
03/14 Pit L 0-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 12:20
03/16 @ Car L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 0 0 0 0 0 11:19
03/17 StL W-SO 4-3 0 2 2 2 0 2 - 0 0 0 0 0 11:40
03/20 Tor L 2-4 1 0 1 1 0 1 100.0% 0 0 0 0 0 10:50
03/23 @ Mon L 4-7 1 0 1 -1 0 1 100.0% 1 0 0 0 0 14:34
03/25 @ NJ L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 4 - 0 0 0 0 0 15:42
03/26 @ Ott L 0-4 0 0 0 0 4 2 - 0 0 0 0 0 12:17
03/28 Det OTL 4-5 0 0 0 -2 0 4 - 0 0 0 0 0 11:58
03/30 @ NYI L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 15:30
03/31 Cls L 0-4 0 0 0 -2 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 07:24
04/02 Nsh L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 09:29


(THUNDER BAY, ON) – BIG DRUG BUSTS BY THUNDER BAY POLICE, OPP AND MORE ON LIMBRICK AND FINLAYSON.
OVER 130 000$ CASH SEIZED BY POLICE.
EIGHT PEOPLE ARRESTED BY TBPS FOR COCAINE, FENTANYL AND OXYCODONE TRAFFICKING.
TORONTO GANGSTER WITH HISTORY OF MANSLAUGHTER AND VIOLENCE WAS WANTED ON WARRANTS BY TBPS SINCE LAST JUNE. THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS AT TBPS NEVER PUT HIM ON WANTED WEDNESDAY.
FEDERAL CROWN RON POIRIER OPPOSED TO THE RELEASE OF ALL OF THEM.
Appearing this morning Wednesday January 30,2019 via video from the Thunder Bay Police Station in Courtroom 104 are 8 people.
His Worship, Justice of the Peace Bernard Caron is presiding. Federal Crown Ron Poirier, Provincial Crown Emily Delaney is here along with Duty Counsel Lianne Roberge.
Some face additional charges. Read below.
Thunder Bay Police Service officers responded to an apparent abandoned 911 call at a Limbrick Street residence at about 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019.
When responding officers entered the residence to check on the safety of the occupants they observed two males near a toilet where a large amount of a white powdery substance was on the bathroom floor and around the toilet bowl. Plastic bags were also observed to be in the toilet bowl.
The Thunder Bay Police Service's drug unit later executed a warrant to search the residence. As a result of that search police located a quantity of prescription pills, suspected cocaine and suspected Fentanyl.
A grocery bag and duffle bags of currency were also located and seized.
A male arrived at the residence during the police search. He was arrested and charged for possession for the purpose of trafficking.
As a result of the ongoing investigation a total of eight people have been arrested and charged.
First up is 44 year old SANDRA LYNN BORG. She's originally from Nipigon. Wearing a skimpy top with spaghetti straps. Not dressed for January.
Her next appearance is Friday February 1,2019 by video from the Correctional Center.
Second up is 29 year old DORIS JEAN SLIPPERJACK. She is very slim wearing dark, skimpy clothing. Definitely not dressed for the weather. She contacted lawyer Kate Brindley for representation. She's heading to the Correctional Center and will make a video appearance on Friday February 1,2019.
Third up is 27 year old RENEE JENNIE GRAVES of Thunder Bay. She has long dark hair and a larger than average forehead. Sources indicate she has a young child. She's no stranger to drugs and the criminal justice system. She is also facing an additional charge of breach of probation. She will use her usual lawyer Michael Hargadon. Next court appearance is Friday February 1, 2019 by video. She is going to Correctional Center too.
Fourth up is 39 year old MARLON MAHABIER MARAGH of Scarborough. He's a black man wearing a dark shirt. He has a lengthy criminal record of violence and drugs. He's also facing an additional charge of obstructing police by trying to flush drugs down the toilet.
MARAGH is not interested in Bail. He appears to show interest in pleading guilty as soon as possible. He wants to know the Crown's case against him and has lawyer George Joseph representing him. Federal Crown Poirier states that it could take weeks to get edited ITO's, certificates of analysis on drugs and the cell phone downloads. MARAGH will make a video appearance on February 22,2019 to possibly set date to plead guilty.
Sixth up is 47 year old BERNARD JAMES GOLIBOSKI of Thunder Bay. He's a white guy wearing a dark sweater and has an extreme receding hairline. He needs Legal Aid and will head to the Thunder Bay Jail. He makes a video court appearance on Friday February 1,2019.
Seventh up is 34 year old JAVON SHANTONE BRYCE of Sudbury, Ontario. He's a large black man wearing a dark gray hoodie. He tells the court he had no cocaine on him. His next court appearance is Friday February 1,2019 by video.
And last, but not least is CONVICTED KILLER 41 year old MICHAEL MILLER of Scarborough. MILLER is also facing extra charges. It is alleged he tried obstructing police by trying to flush drugs down a toilet. His next court appearance is Monday February 4,2019 from Thunder Bay Jail. It's also alleged that on June 14,2018 that MILLER failed to pull over for police and resisted police by fleeing. A warrant was issued for his arrest.
Thunder Bay Police Service officers responded to a call for service at a residence in the 200 block of Finlayson Street just before 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019.
Responding officers were allowed into the residence to check on the welfare of people inside. As a result a male at the residence was arrested for possession for the purpose of trafficking. Officers found the male was in possession of a quantity of suspected crack cocaine and a quantity of money.
The Thunder Bay Police Service's drug unit, with assistance from the OPP, NAPS and APS, later executed a search warrant at the home. As a result of that search officers located about $70,000 in Canadian currency.
Police also seized a quantity of suspected crack cocaine believed to have an estimated street value of about $53,000, and a quantity of suspected cocaine with an estimated street value of about $26,000.
Police continue to investigate the suspect's possible affiliation with Toronto-area gangs.
Michael PRAHAY, 28, of Toronto, is charged with Possession of a Schedule 1 Substance for the Purpose of Trafficking x 2, and Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Under $5,000.
He appeared in court Wednesday and was remanded into custody with a future court date.
THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS AT TBPS NEVER PUT CONVICTED KILLER MILLER ON WANTED WEDNESDAY.
MILLER REMAINED ON THE LOOSE ALL THESE MONTHS TO CONTINUE DEALING DRUGS WITHOUT THE PUBLIC KNOWING HE WAS WANTED.
ANOTHER GREAT JOB BY HARDWORKING THUNDER BAY POLICE.
ANOTHER POOR JOB BY THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS AT TBPS.
If you have photos of the others, please send them.
So it looks like they found missing person Goliboski!
Once again your reporting mr pino has proved that your the best news reporter in northern on. Thankulyou. Next up thanks again to the hard working police of tbay and surrounding opp detachments. I only prey the courts do there job and stop kicking these folks back to the streets after our police risk their lifes to make arrests and you risking your life to report and keep us in formed. Keep them locked up.
Seems like the THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS has regularly dropped the ball ( not keeping on top important things). Seems this is quite a common thread to articles posted here 🤔 Seems a lot of stuff is not being shared buy this person. Not good for Thunder Bay public.
You are always directing comments about the poor or non-existent job the director of communications with TBP is doing.
Are you allowed to print his name or picture so us general public can see what this overpaid and low work producing clown looks like.
Thunder Bay used to be a well kept secret. Very little crime here and if there was a murder everyone was shocked. Now it is almost an every week thing murder or attacks. The police are doing their jobs, but maybe there aren't enough of them. Maybe they should bring in the OPP to help this situation. . Young people should stay away from these scummy crime ridden rats from down east. They found an opportunity to sell drugs or make people here sell them to addicts. I believe that this is a desperate situation and calls for desperate measures. The combined police effort would let them know to get the hell out and don't come back ever, or put them in jail and throw away the key.
Question….. does TBPS communications director get told by someone else what he is allowed to report on?


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Q: Redirect WooCommerce Category to a Page My aim is to redirect product category to a page instead of their default category screen
I'm currently using Redirection plugin (https://pl.wordpress.org/plugins/redirection/) for redirections. Now even thougbh I have added a redirect (as seen in the screenshot), upon clicking drinkware, it still redirects me from https://war.shopeffina.com/product-categories/ page to https://war.shopeffina.com/product-category/drinkware/ and not https://war.shopeffina.com/drinkware/.
*Note that I'm displaying categories (drinkware, t-shirts, women) dynamically through a shortcode
What seems to be the issue?

A: Solution was solved!! Didn't require the redirections plugin for this
It turned out I had to add the following to my functions.php
function drinkware_template_redirect(){
    if( function_exists( 'is_product_category' ) && is_product_category( 'drinkware' ) ){
        $redirect_page_id = 720; // adjust to ID of page you are redirecting to
        wp_redirect( get_permalink( $redirect_page_id ) );
        exit();
    }
}
add_action( 'template_redirect', 'drinkware_template_redirect' );

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A town in Gujarat that also goes by the name Baroda, Vadodara is named after the Banyan trees found in the area. The city is located on the banks of the Vishwamitri River, the water stream named after the revered rishi (saint) Vishwamitra.
The city has been ruled by Hindus, Pathans, Mughals and Marathas and today houses a diverse population speaking various languages such as Gujarati, Hindi, Marathi and English to name a few. It is one of the fastest growing cities of Gujarat and also an institutional hub. Vadodara is said to be the culture capital of Gujarat and specially comes alive during the Navratri celebrations.
Read on to see our choice of the top 10 tourist attractions in Vadodara city.
Also known as Kamati Bagh, Sayaji Bagh is the largest garden in Western India, built by Maharaja Sayajirao III in 1879. Spread over 45 hectares of land, the garden houses two museums, a zoo, a planetarium, a flower clock, and an operational toy train, among other attractions.
There is also an astronomy park next to the planetarium that showcases the ancient Indian astronomical instruments. The beautiful garden has three entrance gates and houses around 100 species of flowering plants. The garden is the finest in the whole of India and is visited by thousands of people every day to get a reprieve from urban life and bask in the beauty of flora and fauna.
Spread across an area of about 700 acres, Laxmi Vilas Palace is home to the royal family of Vadodara, the Gaekwads and is about four times the size of Buckingham Palace.. Built according to the Indo-Saracenic tradition the architectural style of this palace is a fusion of Indian, Islamic and European elements.
The interior, with its chandeliers, artworks, water fountains and Belgium stained glass windows, resemble a large European country house. The Durbar Hall of the place often hosts music concerts and cultural events while the museum exhibits a rich collection of artworks that belong to the royal family.
Featuring a remarkably contemporary architecture, EME Temple is a pride of Vadodara tourism. Dedicated to Lord Dakshinamurthy, a form of Shiva as supreme teacher, this temple depicts the army architecture and has been built by the Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Corps.
The uniqueness of this temple is that it is made of aluminium sheets and it symbolises all religions. The kalash stands for Hinduism, the dome stands for Islam, the tower represents Christianity, the golden structure over the tower stands for Buddhism and the entrance stands for Jainism.
Located within Sayaji Bagh is the impressive Vadodara Museum and Picture Gallery, built in 1894 by the Gaekwads. The museum displays an extensive collection of artefacts related to archaeology, geology, natural history, and a variety of personal collections of Maharaja Sayajirao III.
It also has a huge collection starting from the Mughal Miniatures to the sculptures, textiles and objects from Japan, Tibet, Nepal and Egypt. The major attraction of the museum is an Egyptian mummy and a skeleton of a Blue Whale.
Situated in the middle of the city of Vadodara, the Sursagar Lake also known as Chandan Talao is a peaceful place to visit. Rebuilt with stone banks and masonry in the 18th century, this lake remains full of water throughout the year.
One can enjoy boating during the moonlit nights, and enjoy during the relaxed evenings with their loved ones. A 120 ft. tall statue of Lord Shiva in standing posture has been constructed in the middle by the Vadodara Municipal Corporation.
Champaner is a historical city in the state of Gujarat, located 47 kilometres from the city of Vadodara. It was founded by Vanraj Chavda of the Chavda Dynasty, in the 8th century, and he named it after the name of his friend and general Champa.
Deemed a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2004 it is studded with forts with bastions starting from the hills of Pavagadh, and extending into the city of Champaner. A palace, some mosques and narrow streets which were once live are now an archaeological marvel. There are also Jain and Hindu temples of the bygone era very well preserved even now.
Founded by the famed Indian freedom fighter, philosopher and yoga guru, Aurobindo Ghose, the Aurobindo Ashram is located at Dandia Bazzar. Being an ideal spot for meditation, and spiritual healing, the Ashram features 23 rooms, a library, a study room, and a sales emporium.
Relics of Sri Aurobindo, and all the rare books that have been written by or about him can also be found here. It is a community centre where you can meditate, relax and remove the stresses brought upon by modern society through yoga, meditation and many other ways.
Chhota Udepur is located on the border of Rajasthan and is one of the princely states of Eastern Gujarat. It is situated at the side of a lake and has many temples within its periphery, which can be distinctly seen from the skyline of the palace.
The Jain temple here has an influence of the Victorian architectural style and palaces like the Kusum Vilas Palace and Prem Bhavan can be visited with prior permission from the royal family. The royal palace is a rich amalgam of culture, heritage and religion.
These caves date back to 1st and 2nd century AD and are near to Bharuch. These are Buddhist caves with monolithic lion pillars and altogether there are seven caves and a brick stupa at the foothills.
The caves showcase the Vihara style of architecture and the brick stupa stands out and is a different attraction in itself. The caves also have a religious vibe which enchants people apart from their mysterious beauty.
Baroda Prints is one of Vadodara's most famous destinations for hand-printed dress materials in original, colourful and attractive designs. Started more than 50 years ago, today it provides a wide range of products such as dress material, sarees and salwar in cotton, butter-silk and satin.
Quality is excellent and it's one of the most popular fabric shops in the city and in the Salatwada Road branch you can even go upstairs and see the printers at work.
Vadodara is a town that didn't submit to the British Raj and today it proudly stands among many other big cities involved in the hustle of development.
Visiting this city means the places mentioned above should be on your list, otherwise you'll miss out on a great deal of awe-inspiring sights.


Hello everyone. its been a while since i was here last time. Last time here it didn't end to well. A small fight broke out and i decided to leave. Out of the fight that i can remember, i realize that it was stupid and childish. And to be honest it should not have happend. and for all of that i would like to apoligize to everyone that was there and know what it was all about. and i would like to specially apoligize to BodyBag. im not a saint. i do mistakes, i get angry just like any other person in this world. and its okay to be angry. its okay to make mistakes. as long as you learn from them and in some cases. apoligize. so with all the admins and officers approval. i would like to come backj and play some arma with the guys i had alot of fun with. alot of things have happend and falled into pieces in my life now. so im not that angry man i was before.
hi. my name is andy. and as you probably know by reading the other stuff, im not a new member. i have been a member here for 1.5 years i think. been gone for 10 months or so. i like playing ARMA 3 alot. took a break from it for the last 6 months or so. but when io saw one of my friend streamed Gameaholics new wasteland server i got all the right feelings back. i have a little more then 2800 hours into arma. so im not a newbi. if you have questions. dont be afraid to ask.
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For RTCP CNAME records, see RTP Control Protocol.
This can prove convenient when running multiple services (like an FTP server and a web server, each running on different ports) from a single IP address. One can, for example, point ftp.example.com and www.example.com to the DNS entry for example.com, which in turn has an A record which points to the IP address. Then, if the IP address ever changes, one only has to record the change in one place within the network: in the DNS A record for example.com.
CNAME records must always point to another domain name, never directly to an IP address.
DNS CNAME records are specified in RFC 1034 and clarified in Section 10 of RFC 2181.
CNAME records are handled specially in the domain name system, and have several restrictions on their use. When a DNS resolver encounters a CNAME record while looking for a regular resource record, it will restart the query using the canonical name instead of the original name. (If the resolver is specifically told to look for CNAME records, the canonical name (right-hand side) is returned, rather than restarting the query.) The canonical name that a CNAME record points to can be anywhere in the DNS, whether local or on a remote server in a different DNS zone.
when an A record lookup for bar.example.com is carried out, the resolver will see a CNAME record and restart the checking at foo.example.com and will then return 192.0.2.23.
With a CNAME record, one can point a name such as "bar.example.com" to "foo.example.com." Because of this, during casual discussion the bar.example.com. (left-hand) side of a DNS entry can be incorrectly identified as "the CNAME" or "a CNAME." However, this is inaccurate. The canonical (true) name of "bar.example.com." is "foo.example.com." Because CNAME stands for Canonical Name, the right-hand side is the actual "CNAME."
bar.example.com is an alias for the canonical name (CNAME) foo.example.com. A client will request bar.example.com and the answer will be foo.example.com.
CNAME records must always be pointed to another domain name, never to an IP address.
Domains that are used for e-mail may not have a CNAME record. In practice this may work, but can have different behavior with different mail servers, and can have undesired effects.
A DNAME record or Delegation Name record is defined by RFC 6672 (original RFC 2672 is now obsolete). A DNAME record creates an alias for an entire subtree of the domain name tree. In contrast, the CNAME record creates an alias for a single name and not its subdomains. Like the CNAME record, the DNS lookup will continue by retrying the lookup with the new name. The name server synthesizes a CNAME record to actually apply the DNAME record to the requested name—CNAMEs for every node on a subtree have the same effect as a DNAME for the entire subtree.
An A record lookup for foo.example.com will return no data because a DNAME is not a CNAME and there is no A record directly at foo.
However, a lookup for xyzzy.foo.example.com will be DNAME mapped and return the A record for xyzzy.bar.example.com, which is 192.0.2.24; if the DNAME record had been a CNAME record, this request would have returned name not found.
Lastly, a request for foobar.foo.example.com would be DNAME mapped and return 192.0.2.25.
Several managed DNS platforms implement a non-standard ALIAS or ANAME record type. These pseudo records are managed by DNS administrators like CNAME records, but are published and resolved by (some) DNS clients like A records. ANAME records are typically configured to point to another domain, but when queried by a client, answer with an IP address. ANAME record types are going through standardization, but there probably exist many non-conforming implementations, so they can do whatever the owner of the DNS platform chooses, including existing at the apex of a zone and existing for domains that receive mail. One possible advantage of ANAME records over CNAME records is speed; a DNS client requires at least two queries to resolve a CNAME to an A record to an IP address, while only one query is necessary to resolve an ANAME to an IP address. The assumption is that the DNS server can resolve the A record and cache the requested IP address more efficiently and with less latency than its DNS clients can. The ANAME record type is currently a draft standard being considered by the IETF.
^ Mockapetris. "RFC 1035 - Domain names - implementation and specification". Internet Engineering Task Force. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ "RFC 2181: Clarifications to the DNS Specification". IETF. July 1997. Retrieved 2011-03-09.
^ Mockapetris, P. (November 1987). "RFC1034 - Domain Names, Concepts and Facilities". ISI. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
^ Braden, R. (October 1989). "RFC1123 - MAIL - SMTP & RFC-822". Retrieved 3 June 2011.
^ Bernstein, D.J. "CNAME records in mail". Retrieved 3 June 2011.
^ "IETF DNSOP ANAME Draft by ISC, PowerDNS and DNSimple".
^ "Address-specific DNS Name Redirection (ANAME)". 2018-01-11.
RFC 1912 is wrong Meng Weng Wong's analysis of CNAME restrictions (from web.archive.org).
This page was last edited on 16 March 2019, at 10:58 (UTC).


In commercial real estate leasing you want the tenants and landlords to remember you as a leasing specialist, and thereby use you at the times when they have a leasing challenge. On that basis you really should know lots of people locally that own or occupy investment properties. Your database should be the lifeblood of leasing commissions and vacancy opportunities. Your brand and your image should feature in your professional leasing marketing plan.
You want the tenants and the landlords in the local area to remember you as the industry specialist at the right time and in the right way. The best agents and brokers have a reputation for resolving leasing challenges effectively and directly. The understand how to shape the lease and rental transactions for the best outcomes possible for their clients.
Consider the leasing market over the last 12 months. Think about how the rents have changed and the enquiry rates similarly so for the different property types. Somewhere within that change and churn you will have the opportunities for tenant placement and vacancy resolve.
The local leasing market will always be under change and churn, and the commissions can be found when you tap into the changes in the property market. Rents will alter, as will the vacancy factors throughout the year. An active leasing market will have plenty of opportunities for commission growth. Look for the tenants that need help when it comes to occupancy and premises expansion or change. Ask the right questions, and comprehensively talk to all of the tenants through your business zone or precinct.
So the message here is that you can and should talk to plenty of tenants each and every day. Understand what the tenants are thinking and doing when it comes to lease occupancy and rental intentions. Some of those tenants will need to expand or relocate their business operations. Other tenants will be coming to the end of lease occupancy and will be looking for better value from a rental and occupancy cost perspective.
The agent or the broker with a comprehensive tenant database will be of great value to the landlords that they serve. Market your leasing services accordingly, using your database as part of your lease listing pitch.
A good leasing agent will have several thousand local businesses in their database, and that database will be fresh and up-to-date. All of the tenants and business owners in the list will be contacted in an ongoing and complete way. Their leasing status will be changing in the database over time. Track and measure the changes and the challenges of local tenants.
Comprehensively canvass all of the local businesses within your territory – take an organized approach to buildings, streets, precincts, and property types.
Connect with all of the landlords within the region – some landlords will have a valuable portfolio of prime properties to lease. Work with the landlords that have or offer the most opportunity for you over time.
Offer specialized vacancy resolution services – develop some unique and valuable leasing services to help resolve vacancy challenges and local leasing requirements fast and efficiently. Tenant retention plans, tenant advocacy services, and lease negotiation services are all valuable services to offer to the local area and the people therein.
Provide tenant mix strategies and clustering solutions – office buildings and retail shopping centers have unique challenges when it comes to tenant mix strategy and clustering. The mix of tenants in the building can make or break the growth in market rental over time. The types of tenants can also strengthen or weaken the occupancy within the building over time.
Understand how to improve the value of a lease – a long-term occupancy can improve property cash flow and values over time. The rental structure can include variations in rent reviews, outgoings recoveries, and option periods. Think about how you can negotiate leases with due regard for your client and their investment circumstances.
So you have five ways here to help improve the leasing services that you offer locally. As a direct result, your personal brand can grow in the local area with tenants and landlords. That is the best way to build your leasing business.


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A happy family -
During a visit with the Arch and his daughter Thandeka Tutu-Gxashe in Cape Town, Meghan Markle seemed at her happiest, while Prince Harry looked fondly at his son.
Catching some polo - A few months prior in Wokingham, England, the family attended the King Power Royal Charity Polo Day event together.
Princess Charlotte's first day of school - Before starting her first day of school, Princess Charlotte looked a bit unsure about the whole situation, sticking close by her mom before meeting the head of the lower school.
Prince George wasn't feeling it - While Princess Charlotte had a nervous, giddy smile, Prince George didn't seem to share the same enthusiasm on his first day back to school.
Mom and daughter - In this image, Kate Middleton seems to be chastising Charlotte for having her tongue out. But we can't be sure, considering that earlier the duchess was herself joining in on the fun antics.
Archie's christening - Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's son, Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, was christened on July 6, 2019, at an intimate service in the Private Chapel at Windsor Castle.
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Little Archie - Archie was baptized wearing a handmade replica of the traditional royal christening gown.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle - Prince Harry and Meghan Markle revealed their newborn baby to the world on May 8, 2019, two days after he was born.
The youngest royal - Here's a close-up of the newest member of the British royal family!
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Princess Charlotte - The princess was born at St Mary's Hospital in London in 2015.
Princess Charlotte - Charlotte is fourth in line to the throne, and is officially titled Her Royal Highness Princess Charlotte of Cambridge.
Prince Louis - Prince Louis poses at Sandringham House in Norfolk, England.
Prince Louis - Louis smiles at the sky during a photoshoot at Sandringham.
Prince Louis - Louis looks pretty happy while exploring his natural surroundings.
Prince Louis' christening -
The family leaves the Chapel Royal at St James's Palace in London after Prince Louis' christening in 2018.
Tongues out! -
Princess Charlotte sticks out her tongue (no surprise now!) while on the way to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding.
Suited up -
Prince George steps out for Harry and Markle's fairytale wedding.
Wedding outfits -
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Meeting their sibling -
George and Charlotte on the way to see newborn Prince Louis at St Mary's Hospital in London.
Meeting their sibling - Any minute now!
Prince Louis - Prince Louis shows his face to the world.
Prince Louis - Prince Louis held by his mother.
Teary eyed -
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Walking the runway - The royal family walk along an airfield in Germany.
Shy -
Prince George looks pretty shy during an appearance in Berlin.
Dressed up for auntie's wedding -
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Christmas outfits -
The family get ready for the Christmas Day service at St Mark's Church in Englefield, England.
Boarding for departure -
The family wave at the cameras before boarding a flight to Canada.
Furry friend - Princess Charlotte meets a rabbit at Government House in Victoria, Canada.
Ready to party -
The awesome foursome join a children's party in Victoria, Canada.
Ballooning - Charlotte plays around with balloons at the children's party.
Bubble -
Prince George and his mom look amazed by bubbles.
More furry friends -
Princess Charlotte pets another furry friend at the children's party.
Back on the runway -
Prince George holds his mom's hand at Victoria Airport in Canada.
Running away - George runs away from his dad at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire, England.
Not plane-ing around -
William lifts George out of a Red Arrows plane at RAF Fairford.
Is it a bird? -
It's eyes to the sky at the annual Trooping the Colour ceremony in 2016.
George and Charlotte -
Prince George looks at his sister, Charlotte, in her pram at Sandringham in 2015.
George and Charlotte have never looked cuter.
Waving to the cameras - William and George go to see newborn Charlotte in 2015.
Exploring the museum -
George explores the Natural History Museum with his parents.
Feeling grumpy -
George looks a little grumpy before boarding a plane to Canada.
Playing around -
Prince George plays around at Sydney's Taronga Zoo in 2014.
Hair raiser -
Prince George touches his mom's hair at Government House in Wellington, New Zealand.
Christening -
Prince George doesn't know what to think after his christening at St James's Palace in 2013.
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President Obasanjo's White House Press Conference with President Bill Clinton, Oct. 28, 1999
White House Press Conference, report by V. 'Yinka Vidal, OUTCRY Magazine, Florissant, MO.
President Obasanjo and President Clinton at the Joint News Conference in the White House
Thursday October 28, 1999 was to be a historical day for me to cover the White House events and for Nigeria as a nation under democracy as President Clinton was about to receive President Olusegun Obasanjo of Nigeria. It was the primary reason I came to Washington and I was filled with great excitement and anticipation on this historical morning. Although President Obasanjo was to arrive at the White House at 11:35 a.m. I wanted to be sure I was in place ahead of time before his arrival.
At 9:30 a.m. I arrived in front of one of the White House doors trying to get inside because we were supposed to be in place by 9 a.m. according to Mr. Ayendi the press attaché to the Nigerian embassy. I could not get inside because I was at the wrong entrance. My security to enter the White House was not cleared yet based on the White House computer information from the gate. I was directed to the press entrance at the northwest entrance of the White House. I hurried to the press entrance and found I was still not cleared. It was then one of the officers guarding the White House gate suggested I use the telephone in front of the White House to talk to the White House press office. General Jim Fallin of the White House was very nice in explaining to me that I would be allowed inside White House one hour before the news conference was to start. So, I waited for my security clearance to show up on the front gate computer. At around 10:30 a.m. my security clearance appeared on the computer. A wave of excitement hit me as I made my way passed the security gate into the White House. After security check and putting cameras through those detectors, I headed to the press briefing room of the White House.
Arrival at the Press Briefing Room
The press briefing room was a short distance from the main gate. I received the schedule for the day's event and anticipated the arrival of the Nigerian press pool. At the briefing room I saw other press agents and media technicians from different organizations as if permanently camped inside the White House. From time to time we received over-head radio update from the White House press office. Later, we were informed that the President of Nigeria was on his way to the White House from the Blair House where he was staying. We were to be in position in front of the White House if we wanted to cover his arrival. I jumped up grabbed my cameras and headed for the door joined by other journalists. In front of the White House were other agents from different news organizations already setting up their cameras and in place to cover President Obasanjo's arrival.
Arrival of the Nigerian Press Pool
Mary Masserini Leads the Nigerian Press Pool into the White House
While I was waiting, I saw Mr. Patrick Ayendi leading the Nigerian press pool into the White House accompanied by Mary Masserini who was directing the foreign press inside the White House on this particular day. We all took strategic positions to the left of the West Wing door on the White House lawn to cover the arrival. Few minutes later, the honor guards appeared and took positions along the pathway President Obasanjo's motorcade would pass. I was very excited getting ready to witness history.
Honor Guards Getting in Position
They were dressed in their ceremonial military uniforms with gloves and some were carrying shining ceremonial swords and others were carrying flags. The honor guard leader intermittently shouted out orders, "Guards ceremonial at ease!" This is usually followed after a while by, "Guards ceremonial attention!" I began to wonder what they were going to do when President Obasanjo's motorcade came around. Were the guards going to be at attention or at ease?
At a brief moment when people forgot that the guards were there, suddenly, the head guard would shout out a command again -- grabbing everybody's attention again.
President Obasanjo Arrives at the White House
President Obasanjo's Motorcade Arrives at the White House to Meet President Clinton and for the Joint Press Conference
While we were waiting, a brand new red carpet was rolled on the floor in front of the West Wing door along the pathway of President Obasanjo's entrance to the building which leads to the Oval office.
A few minutes later, from where we were standing, we saw the White House large gate open and the motorcade of President Obasanjo was in view. The head guard shouted, "Guards attention!" Every body took position and as soon as the motorcade came closer the cameras went off like a barrage of shots. President Obasanjo came out of the car and in a few seconds disappeared into the office to meet with President Clinton with the rest of the Nigerian delegations. Both Presidents were scheduled to have an afternoon closed door session in the Oval Office before the open press conference at 3:20 p.m.
While we were waiting outside the West Wing door, I saw a familiar figure quickly walking into President Clinton's office followed by an assistant --- he was Rev. Jesse Jackson. I was told he visits the White House from time to time as an adviser to President Clinton on various issues.
Side Attractions: Update on Sen. Jesse Helms throwing Congresswomen from Committee Hearing
Media briefing and the petition of the Congressional women thrown out of the hearing by Sen. Jesse Helms was distributed to the press. According to the story Senator Helms who is the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations asked the Capitol police to throw out he Congresswomen led by Congresswoman Lynn Woolsey from the hearing. Senator Helms claimed they were not acting like ladies or like Congresswomen since they were shouting and carrying placards like protesters.
The Congresswomen wanted to deliver a petition of protest to the senator because he was not conducting a hearing for the U.S. ratification of an international treaty of the United Nations to end discrimination against women. The treaty was drafted first at the first women conference in Mexico in 1975, approved by the United Nations in 1979, already ratified by 160 countries and President Clinton presented the treaty to the Congress for ratification in 1994. The women's group believe Senator Helms was intentionally delaying the hearing since he was opposed to the treaty because some people claimed that the treaty goes far beyond equal rights for women. Some claimed the treaty supported abortion, same sex marriage and family planning. The women group denied the treaty was designed for such purposes. According to the women's group, the treaty was supposed to define clear guidelines of equal rights for women within the government, social and economic structures of a country.
Briefing at the Press Office by Joe Lockhart
Joe Lockhart Briefing the Press in the WHite House Press Room
After this, our next event was the joint press conference of President Clinton and President Obasanjo in the Old Executive Office Building scheduled for 3:20 p.m. I went back inside the press briefing room in the White House and waited.
Some of the other journalists took time to relax, others went to obtain their lunches from the back room while some went outside the White House to get something to eat. Some of the Nigerian journalists took time to have a friendly chat with Mary Masserini -- she was such a nice lady. At 1:15 p.m. while people were taking it easy, Joe Lockhart came inside the briefing room and updated everybody about the Republicans' budget game. He implied that they have been spending the surplus from the budget due to the program they put together. For this reason, they were asking for across the board cuts. But many Americans are unaware of these tactics and they want Democrats to take the blame from the public for spending the surplus -- and the political game continues.
Joint Press Conference of President Clinton and President Olusegun Obasanjo of the Republic of Nigeria
President Obasanjo and President Clinton Answer Questions from the Press
After a period of waiting which is normal covering events like this, everybody took their respective places. Thirty seats were reserved on the left side of the room for the Nigerian press and the right side was for the American press.
Nigerian officials who accompanied President Obasanjo took seats in the first two rows on the left side of the room followed by the seats reserved for the Nigerian press. Madam Albright came in and sat in the front row on the right side. The next row were occupied by the American press. So, Nigerians were on the left side of the room and Americans were on the right side of the room. When President Obasanjo came in with President Clinton, he took the podium to the left of the room and President Clinton took the podium to the right of the room on the American side for obvious reason which later became clearer to me.
President Clinton started by welcoming President Obasanjo and members of the Nigerian government to the White House. He indicated that President Obasanjo who had served Nigeria before as a president insisted on a peaceful transfer of power to a president elected by the people. Since the birth of Nigeria in 1960 he mentioned that Nigeria's progress was retarded by military leaders who squandered the country's revenue without regard for the Nigerian people. President Clinton quoted Wole Soyinka who said that Nigeria had become a "garden of decay" in his poem, "Flower For My Land." The election of President Obasanjo by the people in a democratic process renewed a new hope for Nigeria.
President Clinton pledged America's support for Nigeria's democracy since it is in the interest of the United States that Nigeria's democracy succeeds. He promised to help Nigeria in the expansion of law enforcement, cooperation to stimulate trade and investment between the two countries and to help Nigeria recover some of the assets of the previous regime.
President Clinton outlined three important issues to help Nigeria. He drafted the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act to remove trade barriers which he said are barriers to opportunities for Africans. He was hoping that the Senate would approve the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act. The second issue is debt relief. President Clinton was going to support debt rescheduling through the Paris Club and encourage other countries to do the same. The third issue brought up by President Clinton was to continue support to end regional conflicts in Africa. He praised Nigeria's effort in the peace keeping operation in Africa which cost Nigeria billions of dollars. President Clinton also appealed to America to do its share in the United Nations. He wants America to support peace in African regions so the United States will not have to face difficult choices in the future if things were allowed to go bad due to lack of support for Nigeria's democracy and Africa as a whole. He believes that successful democracy in Nigeria is in the interest of the United States. President Clinton praised President Obasanjo as a fearless leader dedicated to peaceful democracy in Nigeria without fear.
When President Clinton finished, he gave the floor to President Obasanjo. First, President Obasanjo, on behalf his government and the people of Nigeria thanked President Clinton for his kind support for the democratization of Nigeria. He thanked President Clinton for his support for peace initiative supported by Nigeria including President Clinton's support for Nigeria's role in world peace. President Obasanjo said Nigeria will continue its peace keeping operation in the sub-regions of Africa. He thanked President Clinton for his reception and hospitality and looked forward to the opportunity to reciprocate when he would visit Nigeria.
Question and Answer Time
As the floor was opened for questions. President Clinton instructed that questions would be asked alternately one from the American Press side and one from the Nigerian Press side, and back and forth. President Clinton called Terry from the American press side who asked the question about Vice President Al Gore. "President Clinton, Vice President Al Gore last night felt compelled to say in New Hampshire, even though no one had asked about you, to say, 'I understand the disappointment and anger that you feel towards President Clinton, and I felt it myself." Did the Vice President express that anger and disappointment to you at any time, and do you think you have been a drag on the Vice President's campaign and a reminder of the Lewinsky impeachment issue?"
As inappropriate for the occasion as the question by Terry for President Clinton was, the president calmly answered the question. Many Nigerian journalists were disappointed and shocked by the first question asked by the American press. Evidently the U.S. media do not understand the tradition of other countries. In Nigeria, people do not wash dirty clothes before the public and definitely not before an invited guest during a celebration! There is a time and place for everything. The press conference was a celebration not a lynching mob! Nonetheless, President Clinton said that Americans should not hold Al Gore responsible for any of what he as a President did wrong. He emphasized that people should hold Vice President Al Gore responsible for things which Al Gore did. President Clinton urged the nation to look at the achievements of his office and the role Al Gore played in such projects and thereby judge him by his work and achievements.
The next question came from the Nigerian press side asking how President Clinton would help Nigeria recover some of the money looted by the military leaders since Nigeria spent about 8 billion dollars on peace keeping operations in Africa. The same person also asked President Obasanjo what he would do to liberate African slaves from Sudan. President Clinton said he would be working with Nigeria's government including with Attorney General Reno to recover some of the looted money from Nigeria. President Obasanjo added that Swiss Bank has already frozen some accounts in Switzerland. Regarding the issue of Sudan, President Obasanjo said that Nigeria's position is to support IGAD in the horn of Africa to help resolve the problem in Sudan.
A question from the American side asked what President Clinton is expecting in Oslo meeting with Chairman Arafat and Prime Minister Barak of Israel. President Clinton said he will continue to work as a facilitator for the peace talk between the two leaders and hopes to achieve some results, but he did not want to raise high hopes.
From the Nigeria's press side, a question was asked President Obasanjo about the specific commitment made by President Clinton to help Nigeria during the closed door afternoon meeting. President Obasanjo was a little hesitant to expatiate on the discussion since he believed President Clinton already covered those issues when he first opened the press conference. He summarized that President Clinton promised to recover looted revenue from Nigeria, help fight crime and narcotic trafficking, support efforts to lift the burden of debt and also to support peace initiatives in the regions. President Obasanjo added that for those commitment from President Clinton he should be thanked. President Clinton added that he had increased America's bilateral aid to Nigeria four folds more than before. He was expecting Congress to pass the bill which includes this fund because both Democrats and Republicans know that Nigeria is very important to the vital interest of America.
A question was asked from the American side about what President Clinton thinks about Russia's increased offensive in Chechnya. President Clinton did not believe a military solution will solve the problem as much as a diplomatic negotiation to help arrive at a political solution.
The next question was asked from the Nigerian side directed to President Obasanjo about what he would do to encourage investors to come to Nigeria. President Obasanjo said that Nigeria must first create a conducive environment for investors to come to Nigeria by first eliminating crime as a way of life. He warned that no investor would want to come to a corrupt society to start a business. One of his determination is to fight crime and make Nigeria attractive to investors. President Clinton said Nigerians should be applauding the initiative of President Obasanjo because it is not easy from his experience in the United States for seven years to achieve those objectives.
A question came from the American side to President Clinton about the advertisement of the National Rifle Association saying that if the laws already in the book are enforced, no new gun law is needed. President Clinton said the National Rifle Association is wrong as usual because over 400,000 people have been denied access to buy guns due to the Brady Bill working the way it is supposed to work. President Clinton added that if the National Rifle Association was correct, that "guns do not kill people -- that people kill people," then there would not be so many accidental deaths of children in the United States due to guns without aggression behind them. His point was, guns do kill people since accidental gun shot kills people even without intended aggression behind it.
The next question came from the Nigerian Press side to either of the Presidents, the questioner wanted to know what type of debt relief Nigeria should be expecting, whether consolidation, partial or total debt clearance or rescheduling. President Obasanjo explained he preferred for Nigeria's debt to be wiped out. He indicated that since 1985 when Nigeria had a $6 billion debt, not much had been added to it and from rescheduling the interest has grown larger causing Nigeria's debt to be $28 to$30 Billion today. President Obasanjo said it is very hard for Nigeria to nurture its people under democracy and still carry a large burden of a giant debt. President Clinton jumped in saying that he is very aggressive about debt relief than most nations. Unfortunately he explained, Nigeria is not eligible for total debt cancellation because of the oil wealth and revenue. He nicely urged Nigeria to take what it can get for now as the process of development continues allowing more investors to Nigeria.
A question was directed to President Clinton from the American side about whether he believed there would be a government shutdown due to budget battles with Congress. He answered and said he did not believe there would be a government shutdown, he would be surprised if there was one.
The final question came from Nigeria's side about what President Obasanjo thinks about the future of Nigeria when 63 percent of Nigerians are under the age of 24. President Obasanjo said that the figures meant that 37 percent of Nigerians are working to keep 100 percent of Nigerians a live. But, the future is bright he added as they continue to train the young ones through solid education, with a well governed Nigeria and buoyant economy, there is a good future.
At this point the historical press conference ended, President Clinton thanked everybody and President Obasanjo did the same. The hall echoed with a giant applause.
V. 'Yinka Vidal, reporting from the West Wing Lawn of the White House, Washington, D.C.
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The Jackson Reforms to the litigation process: three years on
Fenwick Elliott Solicitors
United Kingdom November 8 2016
When the Jackson Reforms first came into force in April 2013, it was proclaimed they would lead to significant changes in the way in which civil litigation was conducted and would improve the culture of litigation for the good of all. Now some three and a half years on, Jeremy Glover (i) provides a reminder of the key aspects of the Jackson Reforms; (ii) reviews how they are working in practice; and (iii) takes a look at some of the latest developments.
Cost budgets
One of the key elements of the Jackson Reforms was the effective management of litigation costs through the introduction of cost budgeting. The basic idea behind cost budgeting is that cost budgets detailing a party's costs for the entire litigation must be filed and exchanged prior to the first Case Management Conference. Parties are encouraged to seek to agree cost budgets, in whole or in part, after they have been exchanged and the court will record any such agreed budget. Where the budgets are not agreed, the court has to review, make any appropriate revisions, approve the budget and make a costs management order. As will be clear from the Mitchell case, a party who fails to file a budget when required to do so will be treated as having filed a budget comprising only the applicable court fees, unless the court orders otherwise.
On 13 May 2015, Lord Justice Jackson gave the third annual Harbour Litigation Funding Lecture titled "Confronting Costs Management".1 During that talk he highlighted what he saw as the key benefits of costs management:
(i) Both sides know where they stand financially; parties have clarity as to what they will recover if they win and what they will pay if they lose;
(ii) It encourages early settlement;
(iii) It controls costs from an early stage;
(iv) It focuses attention on costs at the beginning of litigation;
(v) Case management conferences are now more effective in that there is serious debate about what work is really necessary, what disclosure is required, what experts are needed;
(vi) "Elementary fairness": it gives the other side notice of what you are claiming; and
(vii) "It protects losing parties… from being destroyed by costs."
A party cannot recover costs simply because they are reasonably and were necessarily incurred. The costs incurred must be proportionate to the matters in issue. Mr Justice Coulson gave guidance as to the court's approach in the case of Willis v MJR Rundell & Associates Ltd.2 Here, the total value of the claim was about £1.1 million.
The claimant's costs budget was £821k and the defendant's cost budget was £616k. The Judge held that the costs were disproportionate and unreasonable.3 The key points to emerge from that judgment were:
(i) Where the aggregate of the cost budgets exceeds the maximum amount claimed, the court is likely to take the view that the cost budgets are disproportionate and unreasonable;4
(ii) It is essential that any cost budgets submitted are sufficiently detailed to enable the court to undertake a proper review and assessment;
(iii) If the court only gets to see the budgets by the time a substantial proportion of costs have already been incurred, this will undermine the effectiveness of the cost management regime and the court's ability to contain costs;5
(iv) The parties should aim to obtain approval for their cost budgets at an early stage and be prepared to make proactive and prompt applications to the court if budgets are exceeded; and
(v) If one party wishes to attack the other's cost budget, it should present the court with alternative figures for any items that are contested. In this case neither side offered substitute figures in respect of each other's cost budget. As a result, the Judge concluded that he did not have sufficient information to propose alternative figures and stated that it would be inappropriate for the court to do so without notice and without any necessary supporting detail.
In view of the Judge's criticisms in this case, the following should be avoided:
(i) large, rounded-up figures for which no breakdown is provided;
(ii) lump sum items which are not properly substantiated and explained. For example, it is not appropriate to include a single sum for "contingent costs" without further detail; and
(iii) describing components of the cost budget as "incurred/estimated".
In short, it is now essential for parties to prepare accurate budgets and keep them up to date. Cost budgeting is here to stay and now applies to all cases with a value of under £10 million. The court will not allow a party to revise its approved budget if there was a simple error in the budget. However, the court may allow the costs budget to be revised if there has been a significant change to the course of the litigation since the budget was prepared. Significant reasons may include the addition of a party, substantial amendments and the increased complexity of the case.6
In the case of Group Seven Ltd v Nasir,7 Mr Justice Nasir commented that:
"However, what is principally required in assessing a costs budget is to consider the proportionality of the amount of the budget so that the court feels that it would be appropriate to award the budgeted sum to the receiving party and require it to be paid by the paying party."
The position in 2016
In April 2016, the 83rd CPR update came into force. With it changes were introduced to the cost budgeting regime set out in CPR 3.12-18 to encourage parties to agree the budgets in advance of the Case Management Conference. Cost budgets must now be filed 21 days and not 7 days in advance of the CMC and parties must then file, 7 days before the CMC, an "agreed budget discussion report" setting out what is agreed and the reasons for any disagreement. The idea behind this change is to increase the opportunity for agreement, and parties are now required to cooperate and compromise regarding their budgets and have more time to reach an agreement.
The proportionality test applied
There have been a small number of cases where the courts have considered the approach to be taken in small value claims. In May v Wavell Group plc,8 the successful claimants' costs of a claim which settled for £25,000 were reduced in two phases. First, on detailed assessment, from £208,000 to £99,655.74. Then, applying the proportionality test, they were further reduced to £35,000 plus VAT. Master Rowley said this:
"It seems to me to be clear that where the sums in issue are modest... The amount that can be recovered from the paying party is not the minimum sum necessary to bring or defend the case successfully. It is a sum which it is appropriate for the paying party to pay... It is not the amount required to achieve justice in the eyes of the receiving party but only a contribution to that receiving party's costs in many modest cases."
Changes to the court process and procedures
One of the headline features of the initial Jackson Reforms was the change in approach of the courts to breaches of the rules and court orders.
The Denton case: a reminder
In 2014, in the case of Denton v TH White Ltd,9 the Court of Appeal outlined a new three-stage test for considering breaches:
(i) The court must consider whether the breach was "serious or significant". In Mitchell, the test had been to say if the breach was minor or trivial. This would appear to give the courts a degree of flexibility. If the breach is neither serious nor significant, relief from sanctions will usually be granted;
(ii) The court must consider whether there was a good reason for the breach or why the breach occurred; and
(iii) The court must consider all the circumstances of the case so as to enable it to deal justly with the application. These circumstances include two of the factors set out in CPR r.3.9: (a) the need for litigation to be conducted efficiently and at proportionate cost; and (b) the need to enforce compliance with rules, practice directions and orders.
Lord Justice Vos referred to CPR r.1.3, which provides that "the parties are required to help the court to further the overriding objective", noting that:
"We think we should make it plain that it is wholly inappropriate for litigants or their lawyers to take advantage of mistakes made by opposing parties in the hope that relief from sanctions will be denied and that they will obtain a windfall strike out or other litigation advantage. In a case where (a) the failure can be seen to be neither serious nor significant, (b) where a good reason is demonstrated, or (c) where it is otherwise obvious that relief from sanctions is appropriate, parties should agree that relief from sanctions be granted without the need for further costs to be expended in satellite litigation. The parties should in any event be ready to agree limited but reasonable extensions of time up to 28 days as envisaged by the new
rule 3.8(4)."
The approach of the courts in 2016
The approach of the courts is that the: "rules exist to enable the court to resolve the matters in issue, not to throw up unnecessary technical obstacles".10
It is fair to say that the Denton decision led to a slight relaxation of the approach by the courts, but only a slight one. There continue to be cases where the courts reinforce the importance of procedural discipline and compliance with court rules and orders.
In British Gas Trading Ltd v Oak Cash & Carry Ltd,11 a defence was struck out following a two-day delay in filing a listing questionnaire in compliance with an unless order. Although the apparent delay was only two days, looking back, the Court of Appeal noted that in total the defendant's solicitors had had three months to comply with the relevant order, but failed to do so. Further, they were two days late in complying with an unless order. This breach was serious and significant. Then on top of this, the defendant delayed for over a month before seeking relief from sanction. Had it acted more promptly, then the late filing of the listing questionnaire might not have had any adverse impact on the overall conduct of the action. Lord Justice Jackson noted that if:
" the defendant had made an immediate application for relief at the same time as filing its PTC, or very soon after, I would have been strongly inclined to grant relief from the sanction of striking out. To debar a party from defending a £200,000 claim because it was somewhat late in filing a PTC is not in my view required by rule 3.9, even as interpreted by the majority in Denton."
A similar approach was taken in the case of Gentry v Miller.12 This was a road traffic accident where, following judgment being entered in default of the service of an acknowledgement of service, insurers applied to set aside that judgment, alleging amongst other things that the claim was fraudulent. Lord Justice Vos took a similar view to Lord Justice Jackson:
"In my judgment, Mitchell and Denton represented a turning point in the need for litigation to be undertaken efficiently and at proportionate cost, and for the rules and orders of the court to be obeyed. Professional litigants are particularly qualified to respect this change and must do so. Allegations of fraud may in some cases excuse an insurer from taking steps to protect itself, but here this insurer missed every opportunity to do so… The insurer must in these circumstances face the consequences of its own actions."
Continued drive towards electronic working
Given that the aim of the Jackson Reforms was to lead to a decrease in costs, it is no surprise that the courts and parties are being encouraged to make use of a new electronic system to file documents.
Since 10 November 2014, an extended trial for a new online filing system has been operating. Found at www.ce-file.uk, the Courts Electronic Filing (or CE-File) system enables parties in the Technology and Construction Court, Chancery Division, Commercial and Admiralty Courts and Bankruptcy and Companies Courts to file claims and documents and pay fees electronically. The trial period was extended by a year in October 2016 and this increasing use of technology is undoubtedly bound to be a continuing feature of litigation as time goes by.
The Pre-Action Protocol
TeCSA carried out a review13 of the Construction and Engineering Pre-Action Protocol ("PAP"), which was published in January 2016. One reason the review was carried out was in response to suggestions that the PAP might be abandoned or heavily modified by the Court Rules Committee to make it voluntary. The review canvassed opinions from across the construction industry, including solicitors but also main contractors, specialist subcontractors, consultants and insurers.
Overall, 95% of respondents thought that the PAP was a valuable pre-action mechanism and 87% believed that it was creating access to justice. Based on the Report's findings, TeCSA said:
"there should be no doubt that the PAP ought to remain and that it should continue to be a compulsory step for those wishing to pursue a claim through the courts."
It is interesting to note that when asked to consider how the PAP could be amended, approximately 75% of respondents felt that access to and guidance from TCC Judges pre-action would be beneficial.
A new approach to trials and hearings
Since October 2015, the TCC, along with other courts that operate out of the Rolls Building in London, has been operating, under Practice Direction 51N, two new pilot schemes: the Shorter Trial Scheme ("STS") and the Flexible Trial Scheme ("FTS"). These pilot schemes were originally scheduled to last for two years but were extended by a year until 30 September 2018 in October of this year. Neither scheme is mandatory and a claimant must "opt in"; if a defendant wants to opt out it must apply to do so promptly. Both schemes potentially should allow for more streamlined court procedures and savings in terms of time and costs.
Under the STS, there is still a pre-action protocol process, albeit a much shorter one being based upon a 14-day notice of intention to issue proceedings under which the defendant has 14 days to reply. The aim is to have trials listed within 10 months from the issue of proceedings, with trials of no more than four days and a judgment delivered no later than six weeks after the hearing.
With the FTS, the aim is to enable parties by agreement to adapt the trial procedure to suit their particular case. The FTS is designed to encourage parties to limit disclosure and to confine oral evidence at trial to the minimum necessary for the fair resolution of their disputes. This is all consistent with its stated aim, namely to reduce costs, reduce the time required for trial and to enable earlier trial dates to be obtained.
As with all new processes, initial take-up has been slow. However, in the recent case of Family Mosaic Home Ownership Ltd v Peer Real Estate Ltd,14 Mr Justice Birss noted that the STS is intended to involve tight control of the litigation process by the court, in order to resolve the dispute on a shorter more commercial timescale. The idea is that a case will be managed by the same Judge throughout. The Judge noted that:
"The initiative as a whole also seeks to foster a change in litigation culture: a recognition that comprehensive disclosure and a full, oral trial is often unnecessary for justice to be achieved. That in turn should improve access to justice by producing significant savings in the time and cost of litigation."
Cases that will not normally be suitable for this trial process include:
cases including an allegation of fraud or dishonesty;
cases which are likely to require extensive disclosure and/or reliance upon extensive witness or expert evidence;
cases in the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court;
cases involving multiple issues and multiple parties; and
public procurement cases.
The courts are continuing to review potential reforms to the court process. On 27 July 2016, Lord Justice Briggs published a Report entitled Civil Courts Structure Review.15 As well as looking into ways to reduce the delays in the Court of Appeal, one of the headline points arising from the final report was the idea of creating an "Online Court". The Judge recommended, and outlined an approach for, a phased introduction of the Online Court.
As a first stage, subject to substantial exclusions, he proposed that the Online Court deal with money claims up to £25,000. It is designed for litigants to settle disputes without lawyers. This may ease the administrative pressures on the county courts. Despite the processes name, it would not be entirely automated or online.
The three potential stages of the Online Court are outlined as:
(i) Stage 1 is mainly an automated process by which litigants are assisted in identifying their case (or defence) online without lawyers so that it can be understood by their opponents and resolved by the court, and required to upload the documents/evidence which the court will need to decide the claim;
(ii) Stage 2 will involve a mix of case management and conciliation, by a Case Officer. Rather than relying on on-line or telephone mediations, Case Officers are to be encouraged to consider the best option on a case-by-case basis;
(iii) Stage 3 will consist of determination by Judges, usually District Judges or their Deputies. This may not be through a traditional trial but could be carried out on the documents, on the telephone, or by video, or by combination of all three.
The proposals for the Online Court are based on a desire to use modern technologies to try and enhance the efficiency of the court systems as well as increase access to justice for all. They are not, despite the advances outlined by Simon Tolson in his article on Artificial Intelligence and the Law, a pre-cursor to the rise of "Robot or AI-Judges."
Whilst there is no doubt sufficient IT capacity and awareness to do this, this initiative cannot succeed unless properly financed resources are introduced both to help run the system and help educate those who use it. It is equally important that those resources are not diverted from an already over-burdened county court system.
The Jackson Reforms are, of course, not the only changes the court system is currently facing. Indeed there is a certain irony when the cornerstone of the Reforms, namely the reduction of costs, is compared and contrasted with the ever-increasing costs of court fees themselves (something which is not within the control of the Judges or courts).
However, culturally a change has come about and Mr Justice Edwards-Stuart succinctly summarised the approach that the courts are expecting to see in the case of Gotch v Enelco Ltd:
"If access to justice is to have any real meaning, then the aim of keeping costs to the reasonable minimum must become paramount. Procedural squabbles must be banished and a culture of co-operative conduct introduced in their place. This will not prevent contentious issues from being tried fairly: on the contrary it should promote it."
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Golen Gol power project's German consultant resigns
The Newspaper's Correspondent Published October 23, 2016
CHITRAL: The chief consultant of the Golen Gol hydropower project has tendered his resignation to the quarters concerned, citing the reason that his suggestions were continually ignored by Wapda, the executing agency of the project.
A knowledgeable source told Dawn requesting anonymity that the consultant Mr George, a German national, was known for his efficiency who possessed varied experience in the hydropower generation job, and had accelerated the pace of work after his posting two years ago.
The source said he had developed differences with the Wapda engineers on the site when his advices were disregarded to which they were legally bound to obey, and continued faulty construction of the civil works jeopardising the future of the biggest ever power house of the district.
Says his suggestions were continually ignored by Wapda, the project's executing agency
The source said the diversion point in the intake of the power channel had been damaged by the flash floods of last year and the consultant's technical advice was outrightly ignored in the restoration process some months ago.
He said the consultant proposed the passage of the transmission line through the Lowari tunnel instead of Lowari Pass to cut its length short by 25 kilometres but the Wapda engineers turned it down allegedly for the undue benefit of the contractor of the line.
"At this point, the consultant had developed serious differences with the executing agency of the tunnel and decided to quit the job," the source said.
Quoting the outgoing consultant, the source said the prime minister had been misinformed by Wapda that the completion of Golen Gol project would take place by June next year which was not possible, while the factual position was that the first of its three units was likely to be ready for reliability test by Dec 2017.
The source said that the tunnel engineer of the project had been assigned the additional charge of consultant whose eligibility for the job, he added, was being questioned by the technical quarters.
When the project director Engineer Javed Afridi was contacted to know his version, he confirmed to Dawn the resignation of the consultant but said that he had resigned on personal grounds and had no differences with Wapda.
"After assuming charge of my present assignment, I have always acted upon his (consultant's) technical advices which were binding on us," said Mr Afridi.
Published in Dawn, October 23rd, 2016
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This need to be investigated by Supreme Court judge or the military intelligence.
Oct 23, 2016 05:21pm
This should be investigated on urgent basis in order to minimize the loss of money and the design.
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif must intervene immediately as to why German expert is resigning? This brings bad name to the country. Its shocking that WAPDA engineers are working for personal interests, and not national interest? They are failing in their duty. The guilty should be punished for such national crime.


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EURATEX preliminary proposals for a new Circular Economy Action Plan for Textiles
Posted on 10. December 2019 8. December 2019 by vbodmer
Welcoming Mr. Calleja Crespo, Director General of the European Commission DG Environment at the Board of Directors meeting, EURATEX is pleased to anticipate preliminary proposals for a new Circular Economy Action Plan for the Textile value chains to ensure sustainable resource use and tackle urgent environment, social and economic challenges.
The EURATEX strategy, Prospering in the Circular Economy 2019, elaborates on 12 key points, 6 conditions and 38 specific proposals under 9 actions.
The strategy is the result of an extensive, bottom-up consultation with EURATEX members, national and sector associations and more than 100 European companies and other stakeholders.
Furthermore, EURATEX anticipates voluntary commitments subscribed by 41 companies' CEOs who welcome the ambitious goals of the EU Institutions to tackle urgent challenges, show insights of actions already undertaken to bring circularity in textiles, commit to keep pursuing sustainable resource use, and collaborate.
If properly supported, the European textile and clothing industry can make substantial contributions to achieve the Commission's ambitious goals which were anticipated in the policy guidelines set out by the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. The Commission is expected to release a new Green Deal next week, and a new broad Circular Economy Action plan in early 2020.
The Director General, Mr. Calleja Crespo, opened his address by stressing Circular Economy must be an "opportunity to reconcile environmental, social and economic sustainability".
The EURATEX President, Mr. Alberto Paccanelli, stressed; "EURATEX is proud to share its unique knowledge on textiles manufacturing, the lessons learned across the European value chain and its engagement. We look forward to being part of a broader collaboration between businesses, society and authorities and which, coordinated by the European Commission, can build up a breakthrough policy for circularity and let Europe lead the way in an urgently needed transformation.
Further information on the Action Plan for Circular Textiles will be shared on https://euratex.eu/circular-economy/ as of 2020.
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