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Sui Generis: Draft Leases Like You Mean It

The automatic acceptance of various boilerplate clauses in commercial leases in the face of jurisprudential modernity and evolving legal approaches is dangerous. The evolutionary exploits of a commercial lease aren't done yet, nor should they be.
8 minute read

Daily Business Review

'You Can't Do That': Florida Court Sets Precedent in Condo Litigation

"Developers better be darn careful because this is going to cost them millions and millions of dollars," said Glen Waldman, a partner at Armstrong Teasdale.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

McIntosh Judge Dismisses Suit by Ga. Slave Descendants, Cites Technical Errors

The judge didn't address the merits of the claims but agreed with county attorneys who said the suit clashed with a 2020 amendment to the state Constitution that weakened the broad immunity from lawsuits granted to state and local governments.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

New Jersey Supreme Court Applies Framework to Housing Requests for Emotional Support Animals

"Emotional support animals, however, are different from pets and are not subject to general pet policies. ESAs can help people who struggle with mental health issues and other disabilities, and can enable them to function better in their everyday lives," Chief Justice Stuart Rabner said.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Duane Morris Sees 16th Straight Year of Revenue Growth, but Profits Lagged

Chairman and CEO Matt Taylor pinned the 3.6% dip on pressures on transactional work.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

New York City Relaxing Environmental Review Rules for Housing Construction

Faced with a severe housing shortage, NYC is exempting the construction of much new housing from the environmental review processes and taking many other steps to encourage such construction throughout the city. Several of these moves will also help the transition away from fossil fuels to renewable energy.
9 minute read

International Edition

How Much is Paul Weiss Shelling Out for its Soho Premises?

The firm's 130 UK lawyers have moved into Twitter's former London HQ at 20 Air Street, eschewing the area of the city usually favoured by law firms.
4 minute read

International Edition

Stewarts Nearly Doubles London Footprint

A number of top firms have moved—or announced plans to move—their offices in London over recent weeks.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

'Proofreading Is Essential': Justice Reminds Parties While Granting Summary Judgment in Loan Default Case

"This appeal concerns a purported $44 million scrivener's error," Associate Justice Jeffrey Oing of the Appellate Division, First Department wrote in the decision. "It also is a reminder that proofreading is an essential, indispensable tool in the drafting of contracts."
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Voluntary Discontinuance and the Statute of Limitations; DHCR's Discretion: This Week in Scott Mollen's Realty Law Digest

Scott Mollen discusses "HSBC Bank USA, N.A. v. Nicholas," and "71st Props. LLC v. New York State Div. of Hous. & Community Renewal."
15 minute read

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