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New Zealand Considers ' and Rejects ' Franchise Regulation

Rupert M. Barkoff

While the United States shares a common language and common law background with the United Kingdom and New Zealand, those countries have gone in a different direction in regulation of franchising.

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Electronic Medical Records

Barry B. Cepelewicz & Gary S. Sastow

Recently, physicians and other health care providers have been inundated with information regarding electronic medical records ("EMR"). However, it is believed that the vast majority of health care transactions are still taking place on paper.

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How Property Is Divided in an Illinois Divorce Case

Burton Hochberg

If you follow the tabloids and Hollywood divorces, you might mistakenly believe that property is automatically divided 50/50 in a divorce. While that it is true in community property states like California, it is not true in Illinois.

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Tax Discounts on Valuations of Pass-through Entities

Mary Cushing Doherty

In the area of business valuation, the experienced practitioner should know as much, if not more, of the lingo than the competition. The seasoned attorney will know enough to size up his/her expert so the court does not dismiss a valuation as inherently unfair.

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Recession Keeps Family Lawyers Busy

Tresa Baldas

Lawyers who specialize in divorce and custody disputes say they have witnessed a flood of activity in family courts in recent months due to the state of the economy.

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Discovering the Illegible

David A. Martindale

At one time or another, most attorneys handling litigated custody disputes have obtained evaluators' notes, only to find them to be undecipherable. It is the author's position that when this occurs, evaluators bear the responsibility for having their notes transcribed at their own expense.

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NY Tax Law May Have Far-Reaching Effects

Kevin Adler

Franchisors and franchisees will be heading into uncharted territory in New York state when a new law takes effect in December 2009 requiring that every franchisor must provide the Department of Taxation and Finance with contact information and extensive sales and tax data about each franchisee that is operating in the state.

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