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A Biblical, Spiritual Journey
The Florida Supreme Court has ordered a 91-day rehabilitative suspension of an attorney, rejected the two year suspension sought by the Bar and the 90-day non-rehabilitative suspension recommended by the…
Law Times News
Debtor need not pay amount due on mortgage after paying sum for promissory note: Ontario case
Judge improperly granted two separate judgments relating to one obligation, says appeal court
Law Times News
Mortgagee not entitled to accelerated interest: Ontario Court of Appeal
Trial judge properly exercised discretion to award receiver costs, ruling says
China Law Insight
带抵押的房产可以自由转让了吗？
By King & Wood
《民法典》颁布后，很多人都关注到其中关于转让抵押财产的规定。根据《民法典》第四百零六条以及《最高人民法院关于适用〈中华人民共和国民法典〉有关担保制度的解释》（“《新担保制度解释》”）第四十三条，表面上看只要当事人并未约定禁止或限制转让带抵押财产，该等转让就可以自由实现了。但从笔者处理不动产交易的经验出发，我们预测在实际操作带抵押房产的转让方面会遇到种种问题和障碍，试析如下。
China Law Insight
民法典担保司法解释要确立哪些重要新规？——担保物权部分
By King & Wood
最高人民法院于2020年11月9日发布《关于适用〈中华人民共和国民法典〉担保部分的解释》（征求意见稿）（下称“《新担保解释（稿）》”），体现了最高法院在担保领域拟确立的裁判规则。《新担保解释（稿）》分为“关于一般规定”“关于保证合同”“关于担保物权”“其他具有担保功能的担保”“附则”五部分。本文将对“关于担保物权”部分的新规予以梳理。
SCOV Law
Fourclosure
Who knows what we're thinking with this one?Provident Funding Associates, L.P. v. Campney, 2017 VT 120 By Elizabeth Kruska This case is a lot to wade through, which is why it’s…
Maine Appeals
Shall we cultivate our garden?
We are in the summer doldrums in terms of issuance of decisions, but an interesting Order came down dated yesterday and appearing today on the First Circuit’s website – Thompson…
Keeping It Real Estate
Black Ant – Tacking and Further Advances
By Jamie Hyams
The Black Ant case relates to the meaning of "further advances" in the context of the anti-tacking provisions in the Land Registration Act 2002. What is tacking and why is…
Ohio Appellate Insights
Merit Decision: Defectively-Executed Recorded Mortgage Provides Constructive Notice to the World. In Re Messer.
On February 16, 2016, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in In re Messer, 2016-Ohio-510. This case involved the following two questions certified from bankruptcy court: whether…
Housing Plus
Recent changes to Maryland foreclosure laws
By Glenn A. Cline, gcline
Last month, Robert Scott, a partner here at Ballard Spahr, wrote about recent changes in Maryland foreclosure law. He explained the effect of a new law that requires a foreclosing…