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professional services
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Construction Law in North Carolina
Do Not Pass Go! Duty to Defend in a Professional Services Agreement (law note)
Recently a client asked me to review a contract for his Firm. The Owner, who had prepared the draft, had inserted a rather stringent “duty to defend” clause. As I…
John Flood's Random Academic Thoughts (RATs)
Are professions merely a set of outcomes? Where Susskind got it wrong.
By John Flood
Richard Susskind has recently published a short paper arguing people don't want professionals, they want solutions and answers. The paper then criticises professions for being more concerned with themselves than…
Wiley Executive Summary
First Circuit Holds Physician’s Accessing of Ex-Wife’s Medical Records Allegedly to Harass Does Not Constitute “Professional Services”
Applying Maine law, the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit has held that a professional liability insurer had no duty to defend a physician for claims arising…
Wiley Executive Summary
Insurer Has No Duty to Defend Law Firm Against Allegations of Overbilling
By Hume Ross
The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, applying Colorado law, has affirmed that an insurer has no duty to defend a law firm against allegations of overbilling. …
Wiley Executive Summary
Tax Advice Was Not “Professional Services” Under Life Insurance Agents E&O Policy
A California intermediate court of appeals, applying California law, has held that a life insurance agents E&O policy did not cover a suit by a financial advisor’s clients regarding advice…
John Flood's Random Academic Thoughts (RATs)
Professions and Narratives: Can They Reconstruct Their Futures
By John Flood
(thanks cvtnews.ca) I have put up new paper on SSRN titled: "Professions and Professional Service Firms in a GlobalContext: Reframing Narratives".The abstract reads:Professions are changing rapidly and profoundly as new…
Wiley Executive Summary
No Coverage for Accountant’s Solicitation of Investment in Entity He Partially Owned
In a win for Wiley Rein’s client, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, applying Arizona law, has held no indemnity coverage was available under an accountants…
The Rainmaker Blog
A Peek at the Future of Law
“The competition that kills you doesn’t always look like you.” Those are the words of Richard Susskind OBE -- British author, speaker and independent adviser to professional firms and governments…
Real Lawyers Have Blogs
Facebook patents method to determine a lawyer’s expertise
Though not directed specifically at lawyers, Facebook has been granted a patent which identifies experts and their degree of influence. Rather than a directory of lawyers and other professionals rated…
Wiley Executive Summary
Professional Association’s Investigation of Ethical Complaints and Credentialing of Members Constitute Professional Services
Applying Minnesota law, a federal district court in Minnesota has held that an association’s certification of one of its members as a radiologic technologist constitutes professional services. Assurance Co. of…