The new government in the UK has announced its intention to abolish the UK default retirement age of 65, effective as of October 2011, and is currently consulting about the impact that this will have on UK employers.
- December 21, 2010Stephen Brown, John Shyer and Kathryn Donovan
Who's doing what; who's going where.
December 21, 2010ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |Recent events have shown that the previously unlikely scenario of a landlord default followed by a lender takeover is not only possible but is no longer a rarity.
December 21, 2010Jeffrey H. NewmanMany commercial leases involve franchises. Consequently, a dispute between a franchisor and franchisee can result in problems for a landlord.
December 21, 2010David J. KaufmannOn Sept. 15, 2010, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) published new final regulations in the Federal Register under Title II and Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), on accessibility for state and local governmental entities and places of public accommodation.
December 21, 2010George J. Kroculick, Andrea M. Kirshenbaum and Jennifer PerryHighlights of the latest equipment leasing news from around the country.
December 21, 2010ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |Highlights of the latest equipment leasing cases from around the country.
December 21, 2010Robert W. IhneIn-depth analysis of a recent key case.
December 21, 2010ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |A look at recent rulings of interest.
December 21, 2010ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |Under the proposed new rules, there are no bright lines. Lessors can classify a lease transaction as either a Performance Obligation or a Partial Derecognition lease. These two products perform very differently on the balance sheet, in a way similar to the different performance of Operating leases and Direct Finance leases. Keep in mind also that the huge bulk of equipment finance transactions are smaller "cookie-cutter" deals — the amount of profit associated with them precludes the possibility of having an accountant make a classification ruling on each deal individually. The classification process must be automated. IT Systems must be able to accommodate classification rules automatically.
December 21, 2010Joseph Moore
