On December 23, 2019, New York’s Office of Court Administration (OCA) gave written notice of a proposed rule amendment permitting the Commercial Division to require…
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We note three 2019 legal research papers focusing on international business courts, all including some degree of comparison with U.S. business courts. In Delaware’s New Competition, set…
A number of business and complex litigation courts have created standardized forms for use by their judges and practitioners. We have previously posted some of…
The New York Commercial Division Advisory Council has proposed a new rule on videoconferencing, and facilitating remote appearances at court conferences and oral arguments. Attached…
As of September 3, 2019, New York’s Commercial Division has expanded into Bronx County. It has been over ten years since the Commercial Division’s last…
In 2013, then Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman created the New York Commercial Division Advisory Council to provide advice “on an ongoing basis about all matters…
As of May 2019, 23 states currently have operational business courts within their borders. Though not yet open for business, Wyoming’s new Chancery Court is to…
Here is a link to a very interesting paper, International Commercial Courts in the Litigation Market. This article observes the development of international commercial courts…
One objective for many business courts is to publish opinions. This falls in line with the goal of creating rational predictability for the litigation community, as…
New York Chief Judge Janet DiFiore recently gave her review of “The State of Our Judiciary 2019” for all of New York’s courts. A copy can be found here. In…