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Tax Talks
HMRC updates its guidance on the VAT treatment of early termination fees and compensation payments
By Robert E. Gaut, Philip Gilliland
Following the European Court of Justice’s (ECJ) rulings in Meo and Vodafone Portugal, HMRC has recently updated its VAT manual and published a brief (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/revenue-and-customs-brief-12-2020-vat-early-termination-fees-and-compensation-payments/) stating that payments arising out…
Adams on Contract Drafting
Improving Contracts Isn’t a Matter of “Academic” Versus “Practical”
By Ken Adams
This is the first of two posts prompted by what a reader said in a recent exchange of emails. Here’s one thing they said: On more than one occasion, a…
Whitman Legal Solutions Blog
Herding Cats and Post-Pandemic Changes to Contracts and Leases
Eighteenth-century Italian composer Domenico Scarlatti is said to have had a cat named Pulcinella (named after a character in Neapolitan puppetry at the time). Like Scarlatti, Pulcinella (the cat) liked…
Construction Payment Blog
Stop Work Orders: What Contractors Need to Know
By Tom Scalisi
A Stop Work Order is a legal tool used by project owners to shut down work on a construction jobsite until the issue is fixed or the parties reach an…
ContractsProf Blog
COVID and Contract: In the News and on the Blog
Next week, we will be hosting a virtual symposium on COVID and contracts, with scholars from around the country sharing their insights on what happens when you add a pandemic…
ContractsProf Blog
Two Sources for Lucy v. Zehmer
Otto Stockmeyer posted a comment with a link to his post on Lucy v. Zehmer. We give it a bit more prominence by re-posting it here.For another take on the case,…
ContractsProf Blog
Contracts Law in the News This Week
In a great illustration of Cheryl Harris's seminal work on whiteness as property, we bring you (h/t Carol Chomsky) this story about a Florida couple that increased the appraised value…
ContractsProf Blog
Weekend Frivolity: A Letter from Babyland Amusement Company
Thanks to Dave Hoffman (aka @HoffProf), the main thing we are looking forward to in 2021, aside from the arrival of a COVID vaccine, is teaching Hanford during the second semester…
ContractsProf Blog
A Big Red Alternative to Waivers
Contracts giant Peter Linzer shared with us a link to Cornell University's alternative to COVID waivers. From her perch high above Cayuga's waters, Cornell President Martha Pollock has determined to…
Sports Agent Blog
Patrick Mahomes Makes History By Landing Biggest Contract In American Sporting History
Super Bowl MVP, Patrick Mahomes has made history by signing a 10-year deal thought to be worth over $500 million. His salary will be a breath-taking $45 million per year,…