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Broker’s Liability in Real Estate Transactions: Fraud or Lack Thereof

Broker's Liability in Real Estate Transactions: Fraud or Lack Thereof Broker’s Liability in Real Estate Transactions: Fraud or Lack Thereof Real estate brokers, generally, might be found liable on contract or tort basis. A broker is found liable on contractual basis for not specifically complying with provisions of the stated
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What Are SOME Tax Implications of Children’s Summer Jobs?

What Are SOME Tax Implications of Children's Summer Jobs? What Are SOME Tax Implications of Children’s Summer Jobs? If you are a parent and offering your child a summer job, despite the gloomy economic picture, both you and your child should, generally, be in a better position. In fact,
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What Are Some Salient Provisions of Commercial Leases?

What Are Some Salient Provisions of Commercial Leases? What Are Some Salient Provisions of Commercial Leases? Commercial leases, understandably, are rather different from residential leases. In fact, while drafting commercial leases, counsel should consider points not necessarily deemed salient for drafting residential leases. Some of these points include
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Fundamentals of Contract for Sale of Business

Contract for Sale of Business Fundamentals of Contract for Sale of Business Like any other business transaction, sale of a business encompasses myriad of considerations. Such considerations often involve risk and its allocations to the parties involved. Parties often have to negotiate and agree upon
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What Are Liquidated Damages in CA

What Are Liquidated Damages in CA What Are Liquidated Damages in California? Liquidated damages are referred to damages for breach of contract, except in consumer goods and certain real property transactions, determined in advance by parties to the contract. However, in California liquidated damages are unenforceable
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What to Look for in an Artist Personal Manager’s Contract

What To Look For In An Artist Personal Manager's Contract What To Look For In An Artist Personal Manager’s Contract Artists might elect to secure professional services of a personal manager (i.e. talent manager) to further organize their professional career and hopefully open new vistas of opportunities to themselves, to
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Nuts and Bolts of Copyright: Creation, Protection, Length and Ownership – Part I

Nuts and Bolts of Copyright Nuts and Bolts of Copyright: Creation, Protection, Length and Ownership Copyright law today not only protects authors or publishers from making unauthorized copies, but also copyright law encompasses other rights including without limitation a “derivative work”, distribution of the copyrighted
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What is a Mutual Fund?

What is a Mutual Fund? What is a Mutual Fund? Among the various financial tools available to investors, a mutual fund is an option to pool together money so that investors can collectively invest in bonds, stocks, and assets. This collection of money is managed
Posted in Business Law, Fraud, Personal Law

Checklist For Business Formation – License Or Permit?

Checklist For Business Formation Checklist For Business Formation Before launching your own business, it is necessary to make sure you have all the paperwork. Here is a list of  some of the various permits or licenses you may be required to file: Local Licenses,
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Dissolving A Business Partnership

Dissolving A Business Partnership Dissolving A Business Partnership Similar to how forming a business entity requires specific steps based on the chosen legal entity, the same applies to dissolve a partnership. Given that there are various forms of legal entities, the dissolution of a
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