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Simplified procedure definition

What does Simplified procedure mean? In family law practice, simplified procedure describes a streamlined court route for ending a marriage or civil partnership in straightforward, uncontested cases. In Scotland this is a statutory process (simplified divorce/simplified dissolution) available only where there are no children of the marriage/civil partnership under 16, no financial orders are sought or outstanding, and the irretrievable breakdown is established on separation grounds (typically one year with consent or two years without). Applications are made on prescribed forms to the sheriff court or the Court of Session, usually determined on the papers without a hearing. It is sometimes referred to as DIY...

Extended Disclosure in the Business and Property Courts: CPR PD 57AD Models A–E, DRD process, proportionality and court control (England and Wales)

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Practice notes

This Practice Note examines Extended Disclosure within the Disclosure Scheme operating in the Business and Property Courts (B&PCs) under CPR PD 57AD. It sets out what Extended Disclosure entails, the route to obtaining it, and the matters the court weighs when making an Extended Disclosure order, including the touchstone of what is ‘reasonable and proportionate’, together with the various Extended Disclosure Models A, B, C, D and E. The Disclosure Scheme took effect on 1 October 2022 following a disclosure pilot. Decisions handed down during the pilot remain pertinent and are referenced below.

What is Extended Disclosure?

The usual sequence for disclosure under the Disclosure Scheme is:

first, Initial Disclosure on service of statements of case, with the possibility of seeking further ‘additional disclosure’ (see Practice Note: Disclosure Scheme—Initial Disclosure); and
second, before the first Case Management Conference (CMC), the parties should confer and attempt to agree whether any Extended Disclosure is required, and if so by applying Models A, B, C, D or E (or a mix of these).

Extended Disclosure is not automatic; it must be applied for and granted by the court. A party may seek Extended Disclosure even where parties have dispensed with Initial Disclosure. Extended...

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