NEW YORK STATE BOARD OF LAW EXAMINERS - Course Materials for the New York Law Course and New York Law Examination - Revised October 2024

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Course materials for the New York Law Course and the New York Law Examination prepared by the New York State Board of Law Examiners, revised October 2024. The materials outline the New York court system, administrative law topics including rulemaking, publication, adjudication, judicial review, and public disclosure, and major subject areas across business relationships, entities, partnerships, and civil practice. Coverage extends through conflict of laws, contracts, criminal law and procedure, evidence, matrimonial and family law, and professional responsibility, including lawyer-client relations, confidentiality, conflicts, fees, safeguards, and communications.

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Reading Time28 h 1 min

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Introduction

The New York Court System

Principal Appellate Courts

Principal Trial Courts

Other Courts

Administrative Law

Rulemaking

Publication of Rules

Adjudication

Judicial Review

Public Disclosure

Business Relationships

Business Corporations

Limited Liability Companies

Partnerships

Civil Practice and Procedure

Personal Jurisdiction

Commencement of Action and Service of Process

Venue and Forum Non Conveniens

Limitations of Time

Appearances and Pleadings

Affirmation in Lieu of Affidavit

Parties

Provisional Remedies

Motions

Disclosure

Special Proceedings

Alternative Dispute Resolution

Request for Judicial Intervention, Trials

Appeals

Conflict of Laws

Application in Specific Areas

Limitations on Application of Foreign Law

Contracts

Mutual Mistake vs. Unilateral Mistake

Inability to Consent, Including Infancy

Unconscionability and Illegality

Consideration

Statute of Frauds

Third-Party Beneficiary Contracts

Constructive Trusts

Employment Contracts

Admissibility of Extrinsic Evidence and Parol Evidence Rule

Plain Language Requirement for Consumer Transactions

Unsolicited Merchandise

Home Improvement Contracts

Criminal Law and Procedure

Subject Matter and Appellate Jurisdiction

Criminal Liability and Mental Culpability

Crimes

Affirmative and Ordinary Defenses

New York Constitutional and Procedural Protections

Evidence

Judicial Notice

Relevancy

Witnesses

Privileges

Hearsay and Circumstances of its Admissibility

Matrimonial and Family Law

Getting Married

Matrimonial Actions

Equitable Distribution

Dependent Support

Parentage

Child Protective Proceedings

Family Offense Proceedings

Adolescent Offender, Juvenile Offender, Juvenile Delinquency, and Persons in Need of Supervision

Attorney for the Child

Adoption

Child Custody

Professional Responsibility

The Lawyer-Client Relationship

Confidentiality

Conflicts of Interest

Client’s Rights, Retainer Agreements and Fees

Safeguarding Property and Funds of Clients and Others

Communication about Legal Services

Communication with Represented Persons

Litigation

NEW YORK STATE BOARD OF LAW EXAMINERS COURSE MATERIALS FOR THE NEW YORK LAW COURSE AND NEW YORK LAW EXAMINATION Revised OCTOBER 2024 Course Materials for the New York Law Course and New York Law Examination Copyright © 2024 New York State Board of Law Examiners [http://www.nybarexam.org](http://www.nybarexam.org) All rights reserved. These materials may be downloaded and printed, in whole or in part, without alteration, for noncommercial use only. These materials may not otherwise be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or by any informational storage system, nor may they be distributed, downloaded, modified, reused, reposted, retransmitted, disseminated, sold, published, broadcast or circulated or otherwise used or shared in any manner for commercial use, without express written permission from the New York State Board of Law Examiners. Any modification of the content, or any portion thereof, or use of the content for any unpermitted and/or commercial use constitutesan infringement of the New York State Board of Law Examiners’ copyrights and other proprietary rights. Noncommercial use means use of these materials in a manner that is not intended for commercial advantage or private monetary compensation. Commercial use means use of these materials in any manner that is intended for commercial advantage or monetary compensation. This includes private tutoring or commercial bar test-prep courses or settings. TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION……………………... 1 THE NEW YORK COURT SYSTEM.... 2 I. Principal Appellate Courts…….. 2 II. Principal Trial Courts…………. 4 III. Other Courts…………………. 11 ADMINISTRATIVE LAW……………. 14 I.Rulemaking…………………….. 14 II.Publication of Rules…………… 16 III.Adjudication………………….. 17 IV.Judicial Review………………. 22 V.Public Disclosure……………… 31 BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS……….. 34 BUSINESS CORPORATIONS………... 34 I.Formation and Nature…………... 34 II.Management and Control……… 37 III. Professional Service Corporations……………………… 53 IV. Other Corporation Laws…… 57 LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES… 59 I. FORMATION………………… 59 II. MANAGEMENT…………….. 62 III. Professional Service Limited Liability Companies……………… 65 PARTNERSHIPS……………………… 69 I.General Partnerships……………. 69 II. Limited Partnerships………….. 71 III. Registered Limited Liability Partnerships………………………. 73 CIVIL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE 78 I.Personal Jurisdiction……………. 78 II. Commencement of Action and Service of Process………………... 84 III. Venue and Forum Non Conveniens………………………. 96 IV. Limitations of Time………….. 100 V. Appearances and Pleadings…… 116 VI. Affirmation in Lieu of Affidavit…………………………. 129 VII. Parties……………………….. 130 VIII. Provisional Remedies………. 134 IX. Motions………………………. 142 X. Disclosure…………………….. 161 XI. Special Proceedings………….. 176 XII. Alternative Dispute Resolution………………………... 185 XIII. Request for Judicial Intervention, Trials………………. 194 XIV. Appeals…………………….. 200 CONFLICT OF LAWS………………... 208 I.Application in Specific Areas….. 208 II. Limitations on Application of Foreign Law……………………… 215 CONTRACTS…………………………. 219 I. Mutual Mistake vs. Unilateral Mistake………………………….. 219 II. Inability to Consent, Including Infancy………………………….. 220 III. Unconscionability and Illegality: General Business Law… 222 IV. Consideration………………… 226 V. Statute of Frauds……………… 228 VI. Third-Party Beneficiary Contracts, Including Intended vs. Incidental Beneficiaries………….. 230 VII. Constructive Trusts…………. 233 VIII. Employment Contracts……... 234 IX. Admissibility of Extrinsic Evidence and Parol Evidence Rule. 236 X. Plain Language Requirement for Consumer Transactions………. 237 XI. Unsolicited Merchandise…….. 238 XII. Home Improvement Contracts 238 CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE. 240 I. Subject Matter and Appellate Jurisdiction………………………. 240 II. Criminal Liability and Mental Culpability……………………….. 246 III. Crimes…

FAQs

What materials are included in the New York Law Course and New York Law Examination course materials?

The table of contents covers the New York court system, administrative law, business relationships and business entities, civil practice and procedure, conflict of laws, contracts, criminal law and procedure, evidence, matrimonial and family law, and professional responsibility.

Which administrative law topics are addressed?

The materials include rulemaking, publication of rules, adjudication, judicial review, and public disclosure.

How are contracts topics organized in the materials?

Contracts are broken down into specific areas such as mutual mistake versus unilateral mistake, inability to consent including infancy, unconscionability and illegality, consideration, statute of frauds, and multiple evidentiary and consumer-transaction requirements.

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