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Illinois Supreme Court Allows Remote Jury Selection

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The Illinois Supreme recently entered an Order allowing for immediate remote jury selection in an attempt to alleviate the COVID-19 pandemic’s enormous impact on the court system. See In re: Illinois Courts Response to...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

ComDiv Rule 1 Amended: Request to Appear Remotely, Avoid Infection, and Save Your Clients a Buck

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To be sure, much has been reported on here at New York Commercial Division Practice concerning Commercial Division innovation — including in the areas of courtroom technology and, more recently, in adapting to the “new norm”...more

Holland & Hart - Your Trial Message

Expect Attorney Resistance to Online Trial Innovations

Across the country, restaurants are changing what it means to be a restaurant, movie theaters are changing what it means to be a movie theater, and conferences are changing what it means to be a conference. So maybe it’s...more

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Virtual Trials Are No Longer Just a Remote Possibility

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On August 6, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina (M.D.N.C.) completed a five-day bench trial that was conducted entirely by videoconference. ...more

Holland & Hart - Your Trial Message

Ask Your Online Witness About Their Off-Camera Resources

So you’re conducting a deposition or cross-examination: Where is the witness? Are they right there in the room with you, or are they many miles away in a room with their computer? With the pandemic still raging across the...more

Pullman & Comley, LLC

Family Court Judges To Hold Virtual (Video) Family Court Hearings Beginning June 24

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The COVID-19 pandemic has brought unprecedented challenges to families everywhere.  It seems that we all have been facing a “new normal” in just about every aspect of our lives— from remote work to virtual school and...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Virtual Court May Be the New Normal in New York City, At Least For Now

Although New York City’s state court judges are now back in their chambers, in-person hearings have not yet commenced. Administrative Judge Deborah A. Kaplan reported that her division has had success using “video-linked...more

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Virtual Jury Trials Being Tested in Orange and Osceola Counties

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In Florida, jury trials have been suspended since March 16, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. While non-jury trials, may go forward, the courts have been careful in how they resume jury trials. Although constitutional...more

Epstein Becker & Green

Will Virtual Jury Trials be part of the “New Normal” Ushered in by the COVID-19 Pandemic?

Just a few months ago, the idea of a virtual jury trial probably seemed inconceivable to most judges and lawyers. Now, with the COVID-19 pandemic shuttering courthouses throughout the nation and most in-person proceedings...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

The Virtual Practice of Law Is Becoming More Real Than Virtual

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At this point, after nearly three months of practicing law virtually from home, I think it’s fair to say that what was once novel and experimental has become a kind of new norm for the future....more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

New York Courts Expand Virtual Operations Amid COVID-19 Emergency (Updated #2)

May 4, 2020 - Update: On May 4, 2020 Chief Administrative Judge Marks promulgated an order that codifies the new policies delineated in his memorandum of April 30, 2020 and discussed in the below “Update” of May 1, 2020....more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

New York Courts Expand Virtual Operations Amid COVID-19 Emergency (Updated)

Update: Chief Administrative Judge Marks has issued a memorandum which explains that as of Monday, May 4, 2020, parties in pending cases in the New York court system will be able to electronically file new motions, responsive...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

New York Courts Expand Virtual Operations Amid COVID-19 Emergency

As a further update to our earlier posts about COVID-19’s effect on the Commercial Division, the New York court system has expanded its virtual operations to include proceedings in nonessential matters, including pending...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Helpful Links to Virtual Courts for Commercial Division Litigators

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Three months ago very few of us regularly communicated by virtual videoconferencing.  Today, it’s fast become a daily routine, and in all likelihood will become a more permanent part of our practice.  Who would have guessed...more

Pierce Atwood LLP

Virtual Mediation (Part 2): The Challenge of Establishing Trust

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Like most aspects of litigation, mediation is a very personal pursuit. So much depends on the credibility and communication skills of the participants....more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Courts Are Successfully Using Technology To Stay Operational In The Face Of COVID-19

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In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, state and federal courts are taking extraordinary measures in an effort to slow the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Faced with the need to completely or partially shutter courthouses,...more

Hogan Lovells

Remote hearings in the English courts – Learning points and pitfalls to avoid

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We have recently successfully represented a client at a 3-day remote hearing relating to an application for specific disclosure. In line with the recent guidance from the Commercial Court, the hearing was conducted via Skype...more

Morgan Lewis

COVID-19: UK Civil Dispute Resolution Continues – Status Update – 30 March

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A number of updates to the arrangements in the English and Welsh Courts have been made since our last update on 26 March, including the expanded use of video and audio conferencing. Court Openings HM Courts & Tribunals...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

COVID-19 Update: Coronavirus Bill Radically Overhauls the Use of Video / Telephone Facilities in UK Criminal Proceedings

Summary - The Coronavirus Bill 2020 (the “Bill”) received Royal Assent and passed into law on Wednesday, 25 March 2020. Amongst a wide range of emergency measures, the Bill includes urgently-needed provisions allowing for...more

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