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Fulton County Business Court: A Specialized Solution For The Modern Business Community, Megan K. Johnson

Georgia State University Law Review

Business courts or complex commercial divisions are growing in popularity as an effective tool to channel the most complex civil cases into one place before experienced judges with the background and training necessary to resolve the sophisticated issues often presented in those cases. According to North Carolina Business Court Judge Ben F. Tennille, one of the first judicial advocates of the business court model, the evolution of specialty business courts is a necessary response to “‘the rapidly increasing complexity, rate of change and globalization of business.’”

In 2005, Fulton County Superior Court launched a Business Case Division (“Fulton Business Court”) …

Revenue And Taxation Ad Valorem Taxation Of Property: Create An Appeal Process For Fulton County And City Of Atlanta, John F. Connolly

Georgia State University Law Review

The Acts create a new system for appeals of ad valorem taxes in the City of Atlanta and Fulton County. First, the Acts require that the Atlanta-Fulton Joint Board of Tax Assessors hear appeals and review assessments in accordance with the general laws of the State of Georgia. Second, the Acts provide for the creation of boards of equalization for every 10,000 parcels of property within the city and county. Third, the Acts require that through 1996, the City of Atlanta must contract with Fulton County to provide for the assessment of ad valorem taxes and hear and dispose of …

Conservation And Natural Resources Notice: Lake Lanier Island Development Authority: Jurisdiction For Suit, Georgia State University Law Review

Georgia State University Law Review

The Act amends O.C.G.A. 12-3-341 by changing the venue for actions involving the Lake Lanier Islands Development Authority and granting exclusive jurisdiction to the Superior Court of Hall County. Prior law provided that such actions be brought in Fulton County.

Waters Of The State, Ports And Watercraft Notice: Georgia Ports Authority: Venue In Actions, Georgia State University Law Review

Georgia State University Law Review

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