Litigation Law Roundup Sharp  Thinking No. 206    Perspectives on Developments in the Law from Sharp-Hundley, P.C.    March 2022  Laches Bars Challenge To Void Judgment We previously have noted a trend, particularly in the Appellate Court’s Second District, to use the doctrine of laches to limit the principle that a void judgment may be attacked…

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Mortgage Law Roundup Sharp  Thinking No. 200   Perspectives on Developments in the Law from Sharp-Hundley, P.C.   September 2021 Foreclosure Fee Unconstitutional, High Court Rules Illinois’ special $50 fee for filing mortgage foreclosure cases is unconstitutional, the Illinois Supreme Court has ruled. Acting in Walker v. Chasteen, 2021 IL 126086, the high court characterized the…

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Bankruptcy Law Roundup   Sharp Thinking No. 187    Perspectives on Developments in the Law from Sharp-Hundley, P.C.     September 2020  Intent To Surrender In Bankruptcy Yields All Rights:  Court The proposition that void judgments may be attacked at any time presumes that the judgment is being attacked by one with a valid interest in…

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