The Honorable Tamika R. Montgomery-Reeves was formally sworn in for her first term as the Court of Chancery’s newest Vice Chancellor on December 11, 2015. Vice Chancellor Montgomery-Reeves replaces former
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Vice Chancellor Noble to Retire February 2016
Vice Chancellor Noble announced last week that he will be retiring from the Court of Chancery bench on February 26, 2016. Vice Chancellor Noble was the last remaining judge on…
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Governor Markell Nominates Tamika Montgomery-Reeves as Vice Chancellor
Earlier this month, Governor Jack Markell nominated Tamika Montgomery-Reeves to succeed the Honorable Donald F. Parsons, who will be retiring at the end of this month as Vice Chancellor of…
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Chancery Court Amends Rule 113 – Deadline to Object to Petitions to Sell Real Estate Increased
Per the Court of Chancery, Rule 113 of the Court of Chancery Rules was amended to make it consistent with 12 Del. C. Section 3951, which was recently amended…
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General Assembly Considers the Delaware Rapid Arbitration Act
Prior posts have explored the evolution of the arbitration process in Delaware. On March 25, 2015, that evolution took another step forward with the Senate Judiciary Committee’s approval of House…
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Delaware Mulling New Chancery Arbitration Process
As reported here in March of 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to grant certiorari of the Delaware Court of Chancery’s appeal of the Third Circuit’s ruling in Delaware …
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The Emergence of Business Courts in Various Jurisdictions
While the Delaware Court of Chancery has established itself as the preeminent forum for adjudicating corporate disputes, various other states have formed their own courts of equity over the past…
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Chancellor Bouchard of the Delaware Court of Chancery Interviewed
Chancellor Andre G. Bouchard was recently interviewed by Town Square Delaware, which can be read here. This article provides an excellent discussion of the Chancellor’s transition from litigator to…
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Court of Chancery Announces New Rule Changes and Adopts Operating Procedures
On December 15, 2014, the Court of Chancery released a press release announcing rule changes and adopting operating procedures. According to the press release:
The Court of Chancery recently completed
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Contractual Freedom in Delaware Alternative Entities Discussed by Chief Justice Strine and Vice Chancellor Laster
In a recent article co-authored by Delaware Supreme Court Chief Justice Leo Strine, Jr., and Vice Chancellor J. Travis Laster, entitled The Siren Song of Contractual Freedom, these jurists…
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