Taxation & Estate Planning

Thoughts on the green paper - Part 1: petrol
The government?s green paper on emissions trading is now available. The government?s new phrase for its emissions trading scheme is ?carbon pollution reduction scheme?...

L.A. Judge David Mintz dies from lung cancer
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge David Mintz died from lung cancer on Monday, the Metropolitan News Enterprise reported...

UCLA celeb med record snoopers
UCLA: It turns out there were a whole lot more prying eyes at UCLA Medical Center than originally thought.

Electricity Restructuring: What Has Worked, What Has Not, and What is Next
Posted by D. Daniel Sokol Jeff Lien (DOJ Antitrust) provides some answers on Electricity Restructuring: What Has Worked, What Has Not, and What is Next...

Any means any
Today in Ali v. Federal Bureau of Prisons, the Supreme Court in an opinion by Justice Thomas concluded that the exclusion to the waiver of sovereign immunity in the Federal Tort Claims Act for "claims arising from the detention of property by 'any officer of customs or excise or any other law enforcement officer'" is not limited to "law enforcement officers enforcing customs or excise laws," but includes prison officials...

The Price of Restructuring: CDS Market vs. BIS
Relating to my discussion yesterday of whether the BIS should reduce the penalty for excluding the "modified restructuring" (Mod-R) credit event from CDS contracts, which is currently a 40% reduction in capital relief, a friend at a dealer bank has informed me that the spread between contracts with Mod-R and contracts with no restructuring credit event (known as "No-R") is roughly 9 basis points...

Federal Adoption Tax Credit
Financial Incentive for Adoptive Parents

Did I harass someone?
Oh, yes. This can be taken in as so many things, especially since you had testif...

I was fired on June 3, 2002 in Massachusetts because I reported discriminatory behavior by the employer towards a particular nationality. In July I filed a discrimination/retaliation complaint against the employer with t
It seem sin your case that the fact you filed the complaint prior to being dissa...

Can a landlord break a lease to sell the property?
Your lease will contain a clause that it is "binding on all successors and ...

How can I get my roommate to move out when he is refusing? He was given over 30 days notice and is only subleasing the room from me, the master tenant.
I know in Masachusetts you would have to file a legal eviction wich can be drawn...

Is there a way to get out of a lease the day after signing it if the safety of the apartment was misrepresented?
Read your lease, that is the contract that you signed. If something was misrepre...

Taylor Bean Faces Federal WARN Class Action
Taylor Bean Federal Employment Class Action Filed

Carnival Corp. et al.
alleging price fixing through fuel surcharges.

Deere Utility Vehicle Recall
Fuel Tank Leaks

Cisco Travel Plazas
allegedly shorting customers on fuel.

Matson, Horizon
accused of price fixing shipping rates via fuel surcharges.

Manasek Auto Parts
allegedly conspiring to fix prices for replacement oil, air, fuel and transmission filters.