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In Gleason v. Gleason, 26 N.Y.2d 28 (1970), the Court of Appeals heralded the benefits to society from the 1966 Divorce Reform Law, which repealed New York's “ancient divorce laws, which for almost 200 years sanctioned divorce solely for adultery.” Among the new grounds was the conversion divorce based on living apart for more than one year following a written and acknowledged agreement ' New York's closest brush with no-fault divorce up to that point.
The 1966 grounds persisted as the exclusive basis for divorce in New York for 44 years, notwithstanding the national no-fault trend that swept through the other 49 states. But, as every New York attorney knows, on Aug. 13, 2010, New York ended its distinction as the final frontier to embrace wrongdoing as the exclusive criterion for terminating defunct marriages. The legislature, nevertheless, preserved traditional fault based divorces, perhaps to shield religious or other concerns, such as immigration.
The Article 8 opt-in election adds an additional layer of complexity to the already labyrinthine rules governing perfection of security interests under the UCC. A lender that is unaware of the nuances created by the opt in (may find its security interest vulnerable to being primed by another party that has taken steps to perfect in a superior manner under the circumstances.
There's current litigation in the ongoing Beach Boys litigation saga. A lawsuit filed in 2019 against Nevada residents Mike Love and his wife Jacquelyne in the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada that alleges inaccurate payment by the Loves under the retainer agreement and seeks $84.5 million in damages.
This article highlights how copyright law in the United Kingdom differs from U.S. copyright law, and points out differences that may be crucial to entertainment and media businesses familiar with U.S law that are interested in operating in the United Kingdom or under UK law. The article also briefly addresses contrasts in UK and U.S. trademark law.
With each successive large-scale cyber attack, it is slowly becoming clear that ransomware attacks are targeting the critical infrastructure of the most powerful country on the planet. Understanding the strategy, and tactics of our opponents, as well as the strategy and the tactics we implement as a response are vital to victory.
The real property transfer tax does not apply to all leases, and understanding the tax rules of the applicable jurisdiction can allow parties to plan ahead to avoid unnecessary tax liability.