R. 4:102-1. — Scope and Applicability of Rules

The rules in Part IV, Chapter XI govern the practice and procedure in cases included in the Complex Business Litigation Program (the CBLP or the Program) heretofore established by the New Jersey Supreme Court.

a. Applicability. Absent an express contradictory rule contained in this Chapter, the Rules Governing the Courts of the State of New Jersey Parts I and IV shall otherwise apply to any case in the CBLP.

b. Caption. In addition to the requirements of R. 1:4-1, once accepted into the CBLP and for as long as the action remains there, actions being conducted in the CBLP shall indicate that they are CBLP matters by inserting the notation “CBLP Action” under the words “Civil Action.”

c. Filings. Unless otherwise noted, all filings in CBLP matters should be made in accordance with the Rules governing filing in the Superior Court, Law Division.