Finance Law

By MATT WIRZ Europe’s spasmodic financial crisis hogged the limelight in 2011, but the rally in U.S. Treasurys proved the real driver of credit markets as low interest rates trumped volatility. Steadily declining rates in U.S. government bonds dragged yields lower in both investment-grade and noninvestment-grade, or junk, debt, delivering solid returns for investors and [...]

By Katherine Mangan A Tennessee law school’s lawsuit against the American Bar Association has sparked considerable discussion in legal-education circles about the ABA’s gatekeeper role in approving new schools. Lincoln Memorial University’s Duncan School of Law filed its complaint against the ABA in federal court on December 22, just days after learning that the association’s [...]

(CNN) — New laws going into effect Sunday cover some of the nation’s most contentious issues, from immigration to abortion, while others deal with tanning beds, tuition and where you can sell a pet. In all, nearly 40,000 laws were enacted in 2011, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. Some take effect New [...]

Flames from a fire set alight in a container by activists of the Frankfurt Occupy movement are seen in front of the European Central Bank and a sculpture of the euro symbol in Frankfurt, Germany, in this Nov. 21 file photo. Michael Probst/AP FRANKFURT — The European Central Bank increased the bond purchases that have [...]

State Of The Indian Economy   Financial crises in some or the other form are known to happen almost every decade, and in all parts of the globe.  In the past, countries like Argentina, Sweden, Korea, Russia, Indonesia, the UK, Japan and the US have all seen financial meltdowns in varying degrees and for varying [...]

The grandson of Jewish immigrants from tsarist Russia, Sir Zelman Cowen, who has died aged 92 was a professor of law and governor general of Australia. He is best remembered for restoring a measure of dignity to the latter role after the nation’s political crisis of the late 70s. In Britain, he headed an Oxford [...]

Girls seeking abortions in New Hampshire must first tell their parents or a judge, some employers in Alabama must verify new workers’ U.S. residency, and California students will be the first in the country to receive mandatory lessons about the contributions of gays and lesbians under state laws set to take effect at the start [...]

Flames from a fire set alight in a container by activists of the Frankfurt Occupy movement are seen in front of the European Central Bank and a sculpture of the euro symbol in Frankfurt, Germany, in this Nov. 21 file photo. Michael Probst/AP FRANKFURT — The European Central Bank increased the bond purchases that have [...]

<!–Saxotech Paragraph Count: 12–> Miriam Gillespie was called to the stage during a Dec. 10 ceremony at the University of Tennessee Martin to accept an award. Instead, she received a marriage proposal from John Ciesliga, who later that morning received his master of business administration degree. The pre-commencement ceremony for MBA students became a celebration [...]

By Sarah Garland Ravi Sarma, an assistant professor of property law, points out new buildings going up at Chanakya National Law University, one of several new higher education institutions in Bihar, India’s poorest state. (Photo by Sarah Garland) PATNA, India – On the outskirts of this sprawling city in one of India’s poorest states, the [...]