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Disclosure definition

What does Disclosure mean? Disclosure describes the process in litigation by which a party identifies, lists and, where not protected by privilege, allows inspection of documents within its control that are relevant to the issues in dispute, including confirming that a document exists or has existed. It covers paper and electronic material (ESI), and carries a continuing duty to preserve and disclose. In England and Wales, disclosure is governed by the Civil Procedure Rules: standard disclosure and inspection under Part 31, and in the Business and Property Courts, initial and extended disclosure under Practice Direction 57AD. Parties must conduct a reasonable and proportionate search, list...

Extended Disclosure in Less Complex Claims (CPR PD 57AD): criteria, agreement or order, models A/B/D and LCCDRD in the Business and Property Courts of England and Wales

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Practice notes

Does the disclosure Scheme operate a different disclosure regime for Less Complex Claims?

This Practice Note reviews the streamlined route for obtaining Extended Disclosure in Less Complex Claims under the Disclosure Scheme in the Business and Property Courts (B&PCs) pursuant to cpr PD 57AD. The Scheme took effect on 1 October 2022 following a disclosure pilot. Judgments from that pilot remain pertinent and are included below. Any citations to Appendices 5, 6 or 7 in this Practice Note are to those appendices to CPR PD 57AD.

As explained in Practice Note: Disclosure Scheme—Extended Disclosure, the Scheme contemplates a staged approach to disclosure comprising:

first, Initial Disclosure served with the statements of case, alongside any potential request for further 'additional disclosure' (see Practice Note: Disclosure Scheme—Initial Disclosure); and
second, before the first case management conference (CMC), the parties must confer and seek to agree whether, and to what extent, any Extended Disclosure is needed, by applying Extended Disclosure Models A, B, C, D or E (or any combination thereof).

While many of the core principles governing Extended Disclosure hold good regardless of a claim’s complexity, there is a simplified...

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