A significant purpose of the Commercial Division of the state Supreme Court is to provide the New York business community with an efficient, effective and just forum for resolving complicated business disputes. To assist us in this goal, Commercial Division justices continually examine and evaluate the Commercial Division Rules, so that they may be refined to reflect the contemporary demands of complex commercial litigation. In fact, the rules of the Commercial Division have changed 35 times since their initial enactment in 2006.
This column is designed to highlight some new and evolving features of the Commercial Division Rules, including refinements to the division’s jurisdiction, changes to the privilege log rule, corporate deposition rule, the rule concerning the submission of orders to show cause, and the addition of a new rule concerning settlement conferences. The column will also outline additional proposals under consideration for inclusion in the rules in an effort to provide a useful synopsis of the ins and outs of litigating complex commercial cases in New York in 2017 and beyond.
