Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast Episode 146: Listen and Learn -- Mortgages and Priority
In an appeal heard by the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the First Judicial Department of New York, the Court recently ruled that a court may reform a guaranty after the statute of limitations for a reformation of...more
It should go without saying that people make mistakes. After all, people are human, and humans make mistakes. When people draft a document, especially a lengthy or complex one, it is not uncommon for a mistake to be...more
There are many types of swaps: commodity swaps, foreign exchange swaps, but of primary interest to real estate lawyers are interest rate swaps. Interest rate swaps are colloquially thought of as contracts by which a naturally...more
In our client alert entitled "Government-backed initiatives to support businesses impacted by the Coronavirus" we gave an overview of various measures announced by the UK Government to help UK business through the economic...more
The Delaware Bankruptcy Court recently voided the transfer of bankruptcy claims where the seller failed to obtain the debtor’s prior written consent, as required by the underlying promissory notes. Both the promissory...more
On June 20, 2018, Judge Carey of the Delaware Bankruptcy Court issued an opinion in the Woodbridge Group of Companies bankruptcies enforcing an anti-assignment clause contained in a promissory note to restrict assignment...more
Justice Anil Singh of the New York Commercial Division recently issued two decisions related to the long-running litigation between Russian businessmen Alexander Gliklad and Michael Cherney. ...more