Precedent service letter for Particulars of Claim, Defence or Defence and Counterclaim with PD 57AD preservation confirmation and Initial Disclosure (Business and Property Courts, England and Wales)
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[ Insert recipient’s name and address ]
[ Insert date ]
Dear [ insert recipient’s name ]
[ Insert case name and claim number ]
[ We represent the [ Claimant OR Defendant ] in this matter. ]
Please find enclosed, for service, the [ Particulars of Claim OR Defence OR Defence and Counterclaim ], which [ has OR have ] also been lodged at court today [ together with a copy of this correspondence ].
As these proceedings fall within the disclosure scheme of the Business and Property Courts, the [ Claimant OR Defendant ] confirms that, in accordance with para 4.5 of Practice Direction 57AD of the Civil Procedure Rules (‘CPR PD 57AD’), steps have been taken by the [ Claimant OR Defendant ], and by us as their legal representatives, to preserve relevant documents.
[ We also enclose, by way of Initial Disclosure and in compliance with CPR PD 57AD, para 5, an Initial Disclosure List of Documents and electronic copies of the relevant documents. ]
Yours [ sincerely OR faithfully ]...
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