As we previously reported (here), the New York Supreme Court Commercial Division (a Manhattan-based division of the state court of first instance that exclusively hears complex commercial cases) has been considering a proposal for mandatory mediation. The proposal has now been adopted and the 18 month pilot programme becomes effective on 28 July 2014, at which time one … Read more
An advisory committee has recommended that the New York Supreme Court (the state court of first instance located in Manhattan) adopt a pilot programme for mandatory mediation in its Commercial Division, which exclusively hears complex commercial cases. While other New York courts have instituted limited mandatory mediation programmes (such as the Brooklyn programme about which we previously reported, which only applies to … Read more
A New York State report on reforming litigation has at its heart a mandatory mediation pilot for commercial cases. It is anticipated that 20% of the cases filed in the Commercial Division of the New York Supreme Court (which is the state’s trial court) will be sent to automatic mediation. Read more
