In 1879, the United States Supreme Court turned away a female attorney on the grounds that “none but men” were permitted to practice before it. Rather than accept the ruling, the attorney
A landmark Fifth Circuit ruling has confirmed that informal settlement negotiations can trigger an insurer’s duty to defend when a trade contract formally requires those discussions. The case, BPX Production Co. v.
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The legal profession operates on a foundational assumption that lawyers understand their clients deeply, but that assumption is increasingly being challenged. Marco Imperiale has argued that this perceived understanding is far more
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RBC Capital Markets has downgraded Standard Life PLC (LSE:SL.) to ‘sector perform’ from ‘outperform’, citing stretched valuations following a sustained share-price rally. The broker raised its price target modestly to 885p from
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AI Minister Kanishka Narayan has renewed calls for expanded visa access for top engineers, warning that Britain must do more to help technology companies scale domestically. Narayan, speaking in his first interview
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China has firmly established itself as the world’s largest source of generative artificial intelligence patent activity, according to new data from the World Intellectual Property Organization. WIPO published its Technology SPARK Report,
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Todd Blanche’s two-day confirmation hearing for Attorney General was, by any measure, an extraordinarily turbulent affair that drew sustained national attention. The nominee introduced himself as Trump’s lawyer before catching himself, a
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British stocks pushed higher on Monday as a third consecutive night without U.S. strikes on Iran reduced fears of a broader Middle East conflict. The FTSE 100 (^FTSE) climbed 0.42% as of
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Shares of Nucor Corporation (NUE) and Celestica Inc. (CLS) are among five stocks attracting significant market attention as traders position themselves for the week ahead. Nucor, the largest steel producer in the
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Britain is approaching its third lost decade of economic growth, with the root cause still widely misunderstood by politicians and commentators alike. Before 2008, the UK and US economies grew at an
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The City of London Corporation has committed to working alongside the new Burnham government to deliver sustainable economic growth across the United Kingdom. Prime Minister Burnham’s Cabinet inherits a significant set of
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