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New York Law Journal

An Unsettling Decision for Liquidated Damages in Settlement Agreements

Adam Leitman Bailey and Dov Treiman discuss the Court of Appeals decision "Trustees of Columbia v. D'Agostino," where the court handed down a 4-3 decision with a new interpretation of the law of liquidated damages with regard to surrender agreements. The case, they contend, "rewrites the rules of when a tenant simply gives up on the space."
12 minute read

International Edition

How Chile's Digital Transformation is Changing Legal Practice

Competition partner Ignacio Larraín on how Chile's digital revolution is pervading the legal world.
4 minute read

International Edition

LEIs Can Unlock Business Value to Realise a Digitalised Future

Why not move the burden of a basic and repetitive task away from law firms to a dedicated industry utility?
5 minute read

International Edition

Brexit's Unwelcome Effect on Commercial Litigation and Arbitration

As the UK attempts to join the Lugano Convention, questions are being asked about London's position as a litigation and arbitration centre.
5 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Congressional and Government Investigations in 2021: What to Expect from the Biden-Harris Administration and How to Prepare

Companies concerned about potential legislative, criminal or regulatory investigations need not wait until they receive a subpoena or request for information to actively prepare for the possibility of an inquiry.
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Ethics Forum: Questions and Answers on Professional Responsibility

I understand there are some substantial changes to the Rules of Professional Conduct. Are there any significant changes?
7 minute read

Law.com

No Judge Is an Island

A recent flurry of decisions in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit reveals that courts may follow a particular percolating issue, coordinate their decisions, and release opinions to address recurring issues or to clarify the law of the circuit.
7 minute read

International Edition

The Law Should Not Protect Public Memorials to Slave Traders

'A balanced human rights approach facilitates a fuller and more honest telling of the UK's story.'
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Realty Law Digest

Scott E. Mollen, a partner at Herrick, Feinstein, discusses the Court of Appeals foreclosure case "US Bank N.A. v. Nelson," and the Queens County landlord-tenant case "111-50 Realty Corp. v. Melgar."
16 minute read

New York Law Journal

Challenges to Rights of First Refusal in New York Courts

In their Transactional Real Estate column, Peter Fisch and Salvatore Gogliormella review ROFR challenges in New York which illustrate that courts honor the written intentions of the parties to a ROFR, but also uncovers that courts will fill gaps in drafting with certain default rules and will look for certain indicators of reasonableness.
12 minute read

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