No images? Click here LAW SCHOOL NEWSLETTER 3RD APRIL 2020EXAMINATION UPDATEThis Friday afternoon you will have received an email from Tim Quine outlining our examination information. We appreciate the information is dense but please read the document carefully. You can find all the information on: ‘the safety net’ or ‘no-detriment’ policy, summer examinations and assessments, deferral and mitigation information, timings of APACs and release of results. Refer to this document for all the necessary information. A copy of this, along with the full No Detriment Policy and Examples has been added to ELE. You can access our Law School exam changes by typing in your module code on the: Examinations and Assessments Page Please note, any queries on the information mentioned above please contact: coronavirusenquiries@exeter.ac.uk, copying lawtutors-cornwall@exeter.ac.uk. If you have any module or revision queries please check the module ELE page and contact your tutors if you have any questions. We are expecting a high volume of questions. Please be patient, the University will respond to each and every request in time. We wish you the very best for these upcoming assessments. SERVICE UPDATESTutor Contact Please be aware, our tutors will also be taking a break this Easter Holiday. Rest assured, they will get back to you as soon as possible, however response times may be slightly longer. Student Support The latest University information and guidance can be found on UoE website along with regular emails from the Registrar. Any specific needs or requirements in light of the Covid- 19 Crisis please email: coronavirusenquiries@exeter.ac.uk. You can use this email address for self-isolation support or to flag IT requirements for online exams. Student Accommodation If you are still living in student accommodation in Penryn, the Student Services team will contact you over the next week. This is to help with support of food, finance, wellbeing and study. If you’re living in private accommodation in the area (not at your home address) or have returned to your family home and feel that you would also value 1:1 support, you can contact Living Support Team: Monday to Friday, 9am – 5pm, livingsupport@fxplus.ac.uk or 01326 255341 Evenings (after 5pm) and Weekends, Glasney Lodge Office: 01326 253503 Library and Academic Skills Library and Academic Skills teams are also still providing support online. You can sign up here for 1:1 advice sessions on writing and study skills.. All the online Library resources are still available to you, no matter where you are. Oxford University Press Law Trove The Law Trove is now free for all students! Over 200 legal text books from all specialisms are at your figure tips. Sign in via ‘your institution’ of the University of Exeter to gain access to these fantastic tools. LAW CAREER MENTORApplications for the June-November Career Mentor Scheme are open. With many Law Firms reducing their summer internships, keep ahead of the game and apply for a virtual careers mentor. This online scheme is a fantastic chance to receive 1:1 career advice from experienced professionals, whilst gaining insight into your chosen profession. A golden opportunity for your CV! A list of mentors can be found on My Career Zone. Although we appreciate this is a stressful time currently, do note that applications are processed on a first-come first-served basis. To find career Mentor Schemes on My Career Zone navigate: Search Jobs Panel> Job Type select Career Mentoring Opportunity> Type Keyword ‘Law’. Check out some of our Law mentors below... Rae Ahmed - Solicitor at Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP Mauro Boero- Senior Patent Examiner at European Patent Office Claire Williams- Solicitor in Retail Banking Products at TSB Plc CAREER ZONE WEBINARSProject Management Workshop- Tuesday 7th April, 10:30am- 12:30pm A workshop to develop your knowledge and understanding of how to manage projects. Personal Resilience Skills Workshop- Tuesday 7th April, 10:30am -12:30pm A workshop to consider the idea that resilience skills can be learnt by altering our thought processes, and how this can benefit the individual and their future working life. Time and Stress Management Strategies- Thursday 9th April, 10am- 12pm An interactive online session to help you to manage time effectively, identify stress points and ways of dealing with them. ISOLATION INSPIRATIONExercise PE with Joe Wicks- Daily 9am If you haven’t heard about this, where on earth have you been isolating?! Streaming free live from his Youtube Channel TheBodyCoach. Designed for every person, with every ability, to start the day right. Barry’s Bootcamp Famously known for a total body challenge. Focusing on HIIT and conditioning. Free Live Instagram Stream. Psycle London Strength, Yoga and Barre Workouts. Free on IG:TV and Instagram Live with option to donate. Culture Museum Hop and Explore the Wonders- Google Arts and Culture The online platform has been a huge success in classrooms across the globe. Why not visit Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum or explore Rome’s Colosseum, from the comfort of your living room. Discover your inner globetrotter! Royal Opera House Performances Both Ballet and Opera performances will be released online, free for the general public. These are available on both Facebook and Youtube. Just for Fun Taskmaster launches #HomeTasking Dave’s popular TV comedy game show has launched three tasks per week for the general public to complete. Even if you don’t film the tasks, it’s some light-hearted entertainment while we are at home 24/7 with family. Netflix Watch Party Cinema’s may be a nostalgic thought right now; but call up your friends/family and grab the popcorn. Netflix has created a joint viewing platform to watch your favourite movies and series all together. COMMERCIAL AWARENESSLaw News Womble Bond Dickinson sees off landowners ‘wasteful’ negligence claim Court of Appeal sides with Womble Bond Dickinson in negligence proceedings brought by a former client. The litigation was considered ‘inappropriate, a wasteful of resources and likely to bring the law into disrepute’ Bank of England to consider emergency loans to top law firms The Law Society is calling for clarification on whether Partnership firms (which most large law firms are) are eligible for Treasury backed emergency loans during the Covid-19 crisis. Travers Smith creates force majeure app Clients of the city firm Travers Smith, are uploading contracts in bulk to the app, as a tool to identify contracts with force majeure provisions which could be triggered from the Covid-19 outbreak. The Weekly Round-up- By LawCareers.net · British Airways expected to suspend 80% of staff (36,000) after negotiations with Unite Union. EasyJet grounds flights and place cabin crew on two-month absence leave. Virgin Atlantic is seeking large cash bailout, backed by Airbus and Rolls Royce. · FTSE 100 saw the worst financial quarter since 1987. Despite the top share index raising by 1.98%. UK credit rating downgraded from AA to AA-. · Johnson & Johnson pledged a not-for-profit Covid-19 vaccine. Human trials are negotiated for September 2020. · Companies are showing signs of resilience to the current crisis. UberEats is leading by pumping millions into independent restaurants including: free promotional codes, waivered business joining fees and option to recieve revenues on a daily basis to avoid liquidity. · National campaign #clapforourcarers pledges to celebrate the UK’s hero key worker. Show your appreciation by applauding every Thursday at 8pm from your doorstep, garden, balcony or front room. Please get in touch if you have any information or good news you’d like to share: lawtutors-cornwall@exeter.ac.uk Best Wishes, Exeter Law School Cornwall |