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Ninth Circuit Holds that Dread of Tax Liability Does Not Trigger Duty to Defend

In Conley v. First Nat’l Ins. Co. of Am., 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 20281 (9th Cir., Sept. 27, 2012), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit considered whether a lawsuit alleging “anxiety” qualified as “bodily injury” for...more

A Privilege, not a Right - Court of Appeal refuses to extend Privilege to Accountants and non-lawyers

Michael Axe reports on the implications of the English Court of Appeal's decision that confidential communications between clients and their accountants are not protected from disclosure by Legal Professional...more