Podcast - A Tortured Journey with the Lying Witness
On April 1, 2025, the Civil Rules Review (CRR) Working Group published its Phase 2 Consultation Paper (Paper) outlining its proposed framework for revamping Ontario’s Rules of Civil Procedure (Rules). If implemented, this new...more
My life as a discovery mediator began with a court order appointing me to conduct a mediation among the parties on all disputed discovery issues in a complex, multiparty case. At the time, I had not heard of the term...more
As of January 1, 2018, Commercial Division Rule 10 was amended. The rule, innocuous on its face, specifies what information an attorney must supply at a preliminary conference. The amendment is entitled “Certification...more
For a long time, practice in New York’s Commercial Division was a double-edged sword. Stacked with the state’s most sophisticated judges, a tilt towards aggressive case management practices, and an inclination towards...more