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Cow Harbour True Lease Characterization Decision 'Released'

Jonathan Fleisher & Suhuyini Abudulai

Whether a lease is a "true" or "finance" lease has been debated in Canadian courts for decades in many different contexts. The Alberta Court of Queen's Bench recently released one of the most important recent decisions in this debate and provided significant guidance as to how leases are to be classified in insolvency cases.

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Enforcing Divorce Agreements

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

The Appellate Division, Second Department, has issued three decisions which held that motions to enforce a divorce agreement are not subject to the six-year statute of limitations that controls breach of contract actions.

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April issue in PDF format

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Case Briefs

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

Highlights of the latest insurance cases from around the country.

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Sales Speak: Making It Rain

Robin Hensley

While rainmaking is probably one of many good reasons an individual is moved into an Office Managing Partner leadership role, the more distance from the day-to-day requirements for rainmaking, the more inevitable is the erosion of those skills.

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Career Journal: The 'Online' Resume

Michael DeCosta

While the resume remains a critically important document ' one that in most instances is hard to do without ' the art form of presenting oneself continues to evolve.

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The Voice of the Client: Billing As a Marketing and Business Development Tool

Peter Johnson

The following information and recommendations come directly from clients ' the consumers of your legal services.

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Media & Communications Corner: What Matters in Client Reports

Nicholas Gaffney

Done right, creating activity reports can be more than a regurgitation of effort and achievement ' they can be crucial tools to identify trends and business opportunities ...

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Content Marketing and Web Analytics

Janet Ellen Raasch

The information generated by web analytics is a valuable tool to help lawyers and law firms plan ' and continuously improve ' their content and their online content distribution campaigns.

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American Natural Gas

Joshua Becker & Aaron Block

To critics, natural gas may be associated with potential environmental hazards, which has predictably spawned a growing trend of litigation and regulatory scrutiny around the country.

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