The New York Commercial Division has recently implemented a number of procedural changes.
- Administrative Order, signed on May 13, 2025, by the Chief Administrative Judge of the Courts, adds a new Rule 23 to the Rules of the Commercial Division to provide for the filing of amicus briefs.
- Pursuant Administrative Order dated May 6, 2025 (effective July 7, 2025), all parties with cases pending in the Commercial Division must make initial disclosures. The initial disclosure scheme is similar to what has been commonplace in federal courts for some time, but it differs in several significant respects.
- Administrative Order, signed on May 20, 2025, adds a model pre-trial order as a new Appendix E to Section 202.70 of the Uniform Rules of the Supreme and County Courts (Rules of the Commercial Division of the Supreme Court) and amends the preamble to Commercial Division Rules 25-33 relating to trial preparation and procedure.
Thank you to Jonathan Lupkin, who is a member of the Commercial Division Advisory Council, for bringing these matters to our attention.
And watch for more posts soon about the Commercial Division and developments in Texas and Wyoming.
Posted by Doug Toering of Mantese Honigman, P.C.
