Weil and Willkie explored the possibility of joining forces in a merger, but negotiations between the two prominent law firms have ultimately fallen through. The failed flirtation marks another example of high-profile
Poundland has posted a pre-tax loss of £85.2m in the year to September, almost doubling the previous year’s £45.4m deficit, according to its latest filings. The retailer’s sales fell 12 per cent
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Community Health Media (CHM) is positioning community physicians and key opinion leaders as the central figures in a new model of medical content creation and distribution. The company, known as a medical
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Federal agencies have issued an urgent warning to the healthcare industry about the growing threat posed by Medusa ransomware attacks exploiting unpatched software systems. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, the Federal
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An expert witness charged 3M $90,000 to run ChatGPT prompts explicitly asking the tool to “show how 3M is 0% at fault” in litigation against the company. The resulting 350-page prompt log
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Wall Street futures drifted lower as investors continued to scrutinise the pace and scale of artificial intelligence investment across major technology companies. The moves reflect growing uncertainty about whether surging capital expenditure
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Andy Burnham will struggle to deliver “fundamental” cost of living support without raising taxes, economists have warned, following a sharp spike in government bond yields. Higher than expected government borrowing in July
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Jim Ratcliffe’s Ineos has rescued a Runcorn chemical plant that supplies the chlorine used to treat 98 per cent of Britain’s drinking water. Ineos Inovyn, the chlorine arm of Ratcliffe’s chemicals empire,
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A federal judge in New Jersey has declared that the National Labor Relations Act preempts a key labour peace agreement requirement under the state’s cannabis licensing law. Judge Michael A. Shipp of
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Procter & Gamble (PG) is one of the world’s most recognised consumer goods companies, with a vast portfolio spanning household and personal care products sold globally. Insider trading activity at major corporations
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Judge Matthew Nicklin has ordered Prince Harry and six other high-profile claimants to pay £9.54m towards Associated Newspapers’ legal costs following their failed privacy case. The interim payment of £9,544,355 must be
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