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2025 Annual Litigation Trends Survey
Norton Rose Fulbright has released its 2025 Annual Litigation Trends Survey, analyzing litigation trends across the legal landscape.
Commercial division update
Stays of state court securities actions: A changing tide?
New York Law Journal
It is common for defendants facing parallel securities class actions in New York state court and federal court to seek a stay of the state proceedings. Historically, New York state courts have readily deferred to their federal counterparts, agreeing to stay the state action pending the outcome of the federal action, particularly in circumstances where the state complaint was less comprehensive. Two recent Commercial Division cases, however, suggest this approach may be changing, increasing the risk that securities defendants will face active, concurrent litigation in both state and federal court. This column explores these recent developments.
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Publication
Sault Dock, take two (and three): Ontario Court of Appeal clarifies its clarification of leave to appeal test
In late December 2024, the Ontario Court of Appeal clarified the applicable test for leave to appeal from the province’s Divisional Court, which the Court of Appeal had only recently discussed at length earlier that month.
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