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Construction: Alert - January 30, 2012

For almost 50 years, lessors have had the ability to limit their liability for liens that arose from improvements to the leasehold made by a lessee. However, in the most recent legislative session, the Florida Legislature enacted revisions to Florida Statute ยง 713.10 that provide a potential pitfall for lessors by inserting a provision that may allow a contractor to lien the lessor's interest even where there is a recorded document advising of the limitation of liens.

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Hospitality Industry: Mediation of Golf Industry Disputes Alert - January 31, 2012

Golf clubs and their developers, owners, builders, operators, managers and members are still taking their disputes to court to duke, or "club" it out. This trend continues even when there are readily available options to full-blown litigation, such as alternative dispute resolution (ADR).

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Expecting Inspection -- Inspectors-General in Afghanistan: Key Considerations for Private Security Contractors
 

Journal of International Peacekeeping Operations

September 1, 2009
 

With the expansion of U.S. contingency operations in Afghanistan, the role of private security contractors (PSC) has become central to reconstruction and humanitarian efforts in that country. As the role of PSCs grow, the federal government is poised to impose much greater oversight of security services through the work of inspectors general at a number of key agencies, including the Department of Defense, the Department of State, and the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction. What are the roles of these federal officials? And what steps should security companies take to stay on the right side of the law?

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