February brings us Valentine's Day, and we bring you a tale as old as time. Two people meet, maybe online, maybe at a Chamber of Commerce mixer, maybe over lunch arranged by a broker. They hit it off and commit to a...more
In the recent case of Rail for London v The Mayor and Burgesses of the London Borough of Hackney, the UK High Court considered what happens when the express terms of a lease do not reflect the wider business context....more
In Matter of J.C. Penney Direct Marketing Services, L.L.C.,1 the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals clarified the extremely deferential standard afforded to a debtor’s “business judgment” decision to reject an...more
This article looks at the impact and timing of the Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Act 2022, the first concrete step in the government's wider residential leasehold reforms. What? The Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent)...more
Under the Federal Ethics in Patient Referrals Act (more commonly known as “Stark”), if a physician has a financial relationship with an entity, the physician may not refer patients to the entity for medical services payable...more
In Exelon, the Seventh Circuit held that exchanges by Exelon Corporation (“Taxpayer”) of nuclear power plants for long-term leasehold interests in power plants located in other states were not exchanges qualifying for...more