Disclosure In General

Disclosure in General in relation to the Technology and Construction Court

[rtbs name=”technology-and-construction-court”]Civil Procedure Rules 31.5 now provides a menu of different disclosure options, of which standard disclosure is but one. What order is for disclosure is appropriate will normally be considered and made at the first case management conference. This is governed by Civil Procedure Rules Part 31 and the Practice Direction supplementing it. This provides for various alternatives: (a) no disclosure (b) an order that a party discloses the documents on which it relies and at the same time requests any specific disclosure that it requires from the other parties (c) disclosure on an issue by issue basis (d) an order that each party discloses documents that it is reasonable to suppose will support its own case or damage that of another party (e) standard disclosure or any other form of disclosure.. In relation to electronic disclosure, see the provisions requiring the exchange of Electronic Documents Questionnaires (Civil Procedure Rules 31.22 and PD13B).