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Third Party Rights - Welcome Guidance from the High Court

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There is a “a dearth of case law” on s1(1) of the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 (Act), as observed by Lenon KC, the judge in the case of HNW Lending Ltd v Lawrence [2025] EWHC 908 (Ch). Whilst an accurate...more

Stark & Stark

A Day Late and a Dollar Short: A Mortgagee’s Obligations and Best Practices Upon Receipt of Short Loan Payoff Funds

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In the ever-evolving world of mortgage lending, a scenario often arises where a borrower refinances their existing mortgage with a new lender, but the payoff funds tendered by the new lender are less than the full amount...more

A&O Shearman

Good faith in secured finance?

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The court implied a good faith term constraining a lender’s discretion to refuse a borrower's request to dispose of assets in a secured financing context. A power to consider requests for disposals - A facility agreement...more

Stark & Stark

Commercial Foreclosures in Pennsylvania: How Deal Formation Impacts Litigation

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The fact that commercial transactions can very easily become complex is not a novel statement. When financial institutions lend money to commercial entities, the basic documentation required to evidence the loan, promise to...more

Freiberger Haber LLP

Second Department Dismisses Action for Specific Performance Because Contractual Conditions Were Not Satisfied

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Many times, remedies for the breach of a contract other than monetary damages are necessary to make a plaintiff whole...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Further Developments in Mezzanine Foreclosures

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The New York State Supreme Court, New York County Commercial Division (the “Court”) decided in U.S. Bank, N.A. v. 342 Property LLC, on February 14, 2022, that a mezzanine lender that is not a party to loan documents that...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Rent And Mortgage Payments In The Time of COVID-19

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The COVID-19 epidemic presents significant challenges to the commercial real estate market in the United States. As governors impose shutdown orders and Americans are told to shelter-in-place, commercial offices and retail...more

Dickinson Wright

Rules Against Title Insurer on Date of Loss Issue

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In the recent decision in First American Title Insurance Co. v. Johnson Bank, 1 CA-CV 14-0190, 2015 WL 3965740 filed June 30, 2015, the Arizona Court of Appeals held that the date for calculating a loss under a lender’s title...more

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