Stock markets wobbled at the start of the week as the United States and Iran agreed to halt recent hostilities in the Gulf and renew diplomatic talks. The two nations clashed over
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On June 26, 2026, the 23rd Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Fourteenth National People’s Congress formally amended the Chinese Trademark Law. The amended law will come into force on January
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The Minnesota Attorney General filed a lawsuit on June 10 against an earned wage access provider, alleging its “Instant Cash” product broke state lending laws. The complaint centres on allegations that the
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Desmarais LLP has raised associate base salaries effective July 1, pushing compensation above the new Milbank scale that has dominated Biglaw salary conversations this year. The elite IP litigation boutique informed associates
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Justice Samuel Alito made a highly unusual departure from Supreme Court protocol by speaking out of turn after a ruling drew sharp criticism from the bench. The outburst came following the Court’s
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Coty Inc. (COTY) is set to move from the Russell 1000 to the Russell 2000 index, a shift that carries significant implications for how the stock is traded and held. The reclassification
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Equity futures moved higher at the start of the trading week as investors assessed the implications of U.S. military strikes on Iran carried out over the weekend. Oil prices rose sharply in
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Andy Burnham is preparing to announce sweeping plans to shift power away from London, outlining a vision he describes as a change in “how Britain is governed.” The Prime Minister-to-be will deliver
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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has handed employers a significant legal victory in its June 23, 2026, ruling in the Cocom case. The court rejected a plaintiff-appellee’s argument
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A federal court in Pennsylvania has ruled that text messages qualify as “telephone calls” under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act’s National Do Not Call Registry provisions. The U.S. District Court for the
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