Tuesday, April 29, 2008
New Rule Requires Privilege Log
Effective April 1, 2008, the Mass. Rules of Civil Procedure were amended to include a new section, Rule 26 (b) (5), governing claims of privilege or protection of materials during discovery. The amendment requires that the party withholding material prepare a privilege log, as further specified in the Rule.
Source: Mass. Trial Court Libraries
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Source: Mass. Trial Court Libraries
Labels: civil procedure, court rules, Massachusetts Courts
Thursday, December 06, 2007
Civil Procedure Changes
Civil Procedure will never be the same.
First, the rewritten Federal Rules of Civil Procedure went into effect on December 1, 2007. Characterized as comprehensive "style-only" revisions, the changes make style and terminology consistent throughtout the Rules.
Second, amendments to the Massachusetts Rules of Civil Procedure become effective on March 1, 2008. Much less comprehensive than the changes to the Federal Rules, these amendments primarily apply to District Court practice.
Sources: U.S. Courts: Federal Rulemaking; Massachusetts Law Updates
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First, the rewritten Federal Rules of Civil Procedure went into effect on December 1, 2007. Characterized as comprehensive "style-only" revisions, the changes make style and terminology consistent throughtout the Rules.
Second, amendments to the Massachusetts Rules of Civil Procedure become effective on March 1, 2008. Much less comprehensive than the changes to the Federal Rules, these amendments primarily apply to District Court practice.
Sources: U.S. Courts: Federal Rulemaking; Massachusetts Law Updates
Labels: civil procedure, Federal Courts, Massachusetts Courts
