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On February 26, the New Jersey Supreme Court announced its adoption of a new “merits briefing” model for Supreme Court appeals taken on or after February 10, 2026. Appellate practitioners should be aware that the associated...more
On 6 January 2026, the Minister for Justice Home Affairs and Migration, Jim O'Callaghan published the General Scheme of the Civil Reform Bill 2025 (the Civil Reform Bill). Its primary purpose is to implement many of the...more
Under the Michigan Court Rules, a party who has failed to timely file a claim of appeal (or application for leave to appeal if the judgment or order was not appealable as of right) has the option of filing a late appeal....more
Q: I was appointed receiver based on an ex parte motion. The court subsequently confirmed my appointment. The defendant vigorously opposed my appointment and has threatened to appeal. ...more
As the Courts re-open, practitioners and clients alike need to consider the impact of new Practice Direction 51ZH which came into effect in the Commercial Court and Financial List of the Business & Property Courts on 1...more
Document production in arbitration typically involves limited production by the parties to the arbitration only of narrow and specific categories of documents relevant and material to the dispute. But what happens when one...more
Having frequently served as local Michigan counsel for out-of-state, national, and international clients and law firms, I believe effectively serving as local counsel boils down to three main points. ...more
Rightfully, much has been written on the perils of attorneys using artificial intelligence. Court orders admonishing lawyers for citing hallucinated cases have circulated widely in the legal community, yet little attention...more
Indiana’s Supreme Court has announced major changes to the governing standards for insurance disputes in the state. In Baldwin v. Standard Fire Ins. Co., 25S-CT-00033 (2025), the court adopted Section 26 of the Second...more
Aperçu Le 10 juillet 2025, la Cour du Banc du Roi de l’Alberta (la « Cour ») a publié un avis intitulé Mandatory Litigation Plans in Civil (Non-Family) Cases (l’« Avis ») à l’intention de la profession et du public. L’Avis...more
In 2023, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania enacted a significant change to the Rules of Civil Procedure enabling plaintiffs in medical malpractice cases to bring suit in any venue where a corporate healthcare defendant...more
Attorneys love rules. And our adversarial legal system functions best when both sides understand and follow common rules. So one Maryland appellate rule has always confounded me because it is routinely construed as meaning...more
Dans une décision récente, Embedia Technologies v. Blumell (l’« affaire Embedia »), la Cour du Banc du Roi de l’Alberta (la « CBRA ») a clarifié le critère relatif au cautionnement pour dépens applicable dans le cas des...more
When it comes to handling a case in the Michigan Court of Appeals, one of the most useful resources may be the Court’s Internal Operating Procedures (commonly known as the “IOPs”). Although much of the information in the...more
Minnesota Rule of Civil Procedure 30.02 has been amended to expressly authorize parties to conduct depositions via remote technology and require a party seeking to take a deposition to elect between deposing in-person or...more
It’s a common practice during a deposition for lawyers to assert legal objections to witness testimony but then allow the deposition to proceed. In fact, this practice is broadly encouraged. Depositions are wide-ranging...more
In a recent decision, Embedia Technologies v. Blumell, the Alberta Court of King’s Bench clarified the test for security for costs against a corporation, concluding that the test under s. 254 of the Alberta Business...more
The New York County Commercial Division rules differ materially from rules in New York County generally and, over time, have come to mirror the more stringent federal demands....more
The Rules Governing the Courts of the State of New Jersey were amended effective September 1, 2024, after being approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey earlier this year....more
The newly-adopted Texas Business Courts open in September 2024. These courts will bolster the Texas judicial system by adding an efficient court that specializes in large commercial business disputes. ...more
It’s been a minute since our last installment of our “Check the Rules” series here on New York Commercial Division Practice, in which we occasionally highlight decisions from Commercial Division judges holding litigants and...more
Since the inception of the New York State Supreme Court Commercial Division Rules in 1993, the rules have been consistently amended and refined by judges with practitioners’ input to “improve the efficiency with which such...more
By now, most New York practitioners are aware (or at least have heard) of the recent changes to CPLR 2106, which was amended as of January 1, 2024 to allow “any person” to submit an affirmation “in lieu of and with the same...more
In this episode, Gina Rubel goes on record with Sabrina Mizrachi, who is the Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of Litigation and Global Product Regulatory at Estée Lauder. Sabrina provides regulatory guidance, manages...more
Read the rules. Let’s say it again: Read. The. Rules. On February 16, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a strong reminder to attorneys about the importance of reading the applicable rules of court and...more