Several new court rules and procedures took effect in NYS on January 1.
The rules below have been posted on the New York Law Journal’s site
(http://www.nylj.com):
All NY lawyers are now required to post the Statement of Client’s Rights
in their law offices. The text of the Statement is at:
http://www.nylj.com/links/stment.html
A new CPLR Section 306-b gives judges the authority to extend the
existing 120-day period for service of a summons and complaint in civil
actions. The revised text is at: http://www.nylj.com/links/cplr.html
New NYC Housing Court procedures take effect today, including master
calendar calls this week and next for all cases that currently have a
trial date. A full description of the changes is at:
http://www.nylj.com/links/house.html
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Edward A. Adams mailto:edadams@ljextra.com
On-line Editor Phone: 212-545-6107
New York Law Journal Fax: 212-696-4287
http://www.nylj.com
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