NY CPLR § 7559

NEW YORK CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND RULES (CPLR) New York State | For Informational Purposes Only CPLR § 7559 Hearing; evidence; record; neutral experts § 7559. Hearing; evidence; record; neutral experts. (a) An arbitrationhearing shall be informal and the rules of evidence shall be thoseapplicable to arbitrations conducted pursuant to article seventy-five ofthis chapter.(b) Testimony at the hearing shall be taken under oath and a record ofthe proceedings shall be made by a recording device. Any party mayobtain a copy of the recording of the proceeding, which shall beprovided without charge. A party, at that party's expense, may alsoutilize the services of a stenographic reporter. The cost of anytranscription ordered by the panel of arbitrators for its own use shallbe deemed part of the cost of the proceedings.(c) The panel on its own motion may call a neutral expert witness whoshall be subject to cross-examination by the parties. The cost of theexpert will be deemed a cost of the proceeding.