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Cow Harbour True Lease Characterization Decision 'Released'
March 29, 2012
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.
In the Spotlight: Master Lease Boilerplates
March 27, 2012
Preparing and negotiating sublease agreements can be much more difficult than preparing and negotiating lease agreements. This is especially true with respect to so-called "boilerplate" provisions.
Secured Lender Invokes Seldom-Used Tool to Protect Collateral in Bankruptcy
March 27, 2012
In a Chapter 11 bankruptcy process,the question becomes: Who will take the loss on their balance sheet ' the lender or the borrower? An analysis of recent litigation.
Movers & Shakers
March 27, 2012
Who's going where; who's doing what.
There's a New Sheriff in Town
March 27, 2012
Receivership is a frequently used remedy for lenders faced with defaulted loans collateralized by income-producing properties, such as shopping centers.
Wells Fargo Survey Forecasts Non-Residential Construction Activity to Increase
February 28, 2012
According to a recent survey, construction contractors and equipment distributors are optimistic that local non-residential activity will improve in 2012.
When Sympathy Trumps Contractual Rights
February 27, 2012
Is "equity" more powerful than enforcing the terms of a renewal lease option in a lease between two sophisticated business entities? In <i>135 East 57th Street LLC v. Daffy's Inc.</i>, the Appellate Division, First Department, signaled that it is.
Vicarious Liability
February 27, 2012
When is a franchisor's control over a franchisee so great that the franchisor risks being held vicariously liable for the actions of its franchisees?
In the Spotlight: Lease Restructures
February 27, 2012
Although landlords do not want excess space to lease in a down market, there may be benefits to the landlord of a steady long-term income stream that offsets the impact of additional vacancy. In sum, for each side an early lease restructure may make sense.
Drafting Better Commercial General Liability Insurance Requirements
February 27, 2012
A landlord generally does not want to impose obsolete or otherwise nonsensical requirements on its tenant, and a tenant generally does not want to promise to do things that are impossible. But both can regularly be found in lease insurance provisions.

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