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Terrorism On The High Seas: The Achille Lauro, Piracy And The Imo Convention On Maritime Safety, Malvina Halberstam
Terrorism On The High Seas: The Achille Lauro, Piracy And The Imo Convention On Maritime Safety, Malvina Halberstam
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Reexamining Intellectual Property Concepts: A Glimpse Into The Future Through The Prism Of Chakrabarty, Monroe E. Price
Reexamining Intellectual Property Concepts: A Glimpse Into The Future Through The Prism Of Chakrabarty, Monroe E. Price
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The Tax Treatment Of Qualified Plans: A Classic Defense Of The Status Quo, Edward A. Zelinsky
The Tax Treatment Of Qualified Plans: A Classic Defense Of The Status Quo, Edward A. Zelinsky
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The current tax treatment of qualified pension and profit sharing plans has been criticized by commentators as an unfair and expensive tax expenditure. In this Article, Professor Zelinsky challenges this characterization and defends the current treatment of qualified plans on the ground that it is at least as attractive as its alternatives and superior to many of them. After evaluating the current treatment and the alternatives under the criteria of measurability, administrability, liquidity, equity, and simplicity, Professor Zelinsky concludes that the present treatment of qualified plans can be viewed as an acceptable part of a normative income tax.
Introduction, Monroe E. Price
Justice Brennan, The Constitution, And Modern American Liberalism, David Rudenstine
Justice Brennan, The Constitution, And Modern American Liberalism, David Rudenstine
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Judicial Discretion, Or The Self On The Shelf, Richard H. Weisberg
Judicial Discretion, Or The Self On The Shelf, Richard H. Weisberg
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Judicial Process As An Empirical Study: A Comment On Justice Brennan’S Essay, Charles M. Yablon
Judicial Process As An Empirical Study: A Comment On Justice Brennan’S Essay, Charles M. Yablon
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Nonrefundable Retainers: Impermissible Under Fiduciary, Statutory And Contract Law, Lester Brickman, Lawrence A. Cunningham
Nonrefundable Retainers: Impermissible Under Fiduciary, Statutory And Contract Law, Lester Brickman, Lawrence A. Cunningham
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Since the New York Court of Appeals banned nonrefundable retainers, numerous other courts have joined in prohibiting this widespread practice of lawyers charging a fee for services in advance and keeping the fee even if the services are not performed. This may reflect increased judicial recognition of the effect of egregious fee practices on the image of the bar and the role such practices play in the declining esteem in which the legal profession is held. Among the more provocative contributors to this ongoing debate, Professor Steven Lubet recently reviewed our work advocating the ban against nonrefundable retainers and posed …