Co-written by: Jarrett Duncan There is no doubt the current, nearly unprecedented, world-wide economic conditions are leading to extraordinary structural changes in the role of governments in the market place.
A family trust company is a private, non-depository trust company that provides institutional fiduciary services within a single extended family. Family trust companies, called family fiduciary services companies until revision
Published in the Women’s Business News, March 1, 2009 (http://www.bostonherald.com/business/womens/general/view/2009_03_01_Fair_pay_act_expected_to_make_way_for_further_federal_legislation/) On January 29, 2009, President Obama signed the Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act of 2009 into law. The Act is
Last November, a divided United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in Boston upheld New Hampshire’s “Prescription Information Confidentiality Act” against constitutional attack. The decision in IMS Heath
Published in the NH Bar News, February 13, 2009 (http://www.nhbar.org/publications/display-news-issue.asp?id=4944) Collaborative Law hit the ground running almost 20 years ago as an alternative to the “take no prisoners” style of
Co-written by: Erin Stearns The Qualified Dispositions in Trust Act, RSA Chapter 564-D, was enacted during the last legislative session and applies to trusts created after January 1, 2009. This
Claire, President of the ABC company, in reviewing all departments for the new year, asks Tom, manager of the human resources department, what steps the company needs to take to
Published in the NH Bar News, January 16, 2009 (http://www.nhbar.org/publications/display-news-issue.asp?id=4905) Irrevocable trusts typically cannot be modified or revoked after creation. Many practitioners face the need to modify the provisions of
Published in the NH Bar News, January 16, 2009 (http://www.nhbar.org/publications/display-news-issue.asp?id=4908) Estate planners are constantly looking for ways to assist their clients with transferring wealth from senior generations to junior generations
Janet in HR learns that two supervisors are in a consensual romantic relationship. Each supervisor heads a separate department but they both attend supervisor meetings and functions together. The company
Tough decisions are being made by businesses across the state—whether to lay off personnel, suspend contributions to retirement plans or close up shop altogether. But before making any of those
It’s a fact of business: Some customers will pay slowly and sporadically, promise to catch up, convince you to ship more and then, sadly, file for bankruptcy. Having written off
Last week, Sue, a long-time employee of Burger Barn reported to Janice, her supervisor that she made a mistake on her time card. Janice made a correction and submitted the
Louisa, a supervisor, contacts Henry, the human resources manager, because one of her employees, Dave, is making the other employees in the office uncomfortable. Louisa reports that Dave was recently
TO BE OR NOT TO BE: Postnuptial Agreements in New Hampshire (PDF, 232 KB)
It’s just a fact of business – some customers will always pay slowly and sporadically, more so in difficult economic times. The Bankruptcy Code offers little help to business owners,