Litigation Notes

Disclosure Review Working Group considering simplification of PD 57AD disclosure regime following survey

Litigation developments: England and Wales – Quarterly update

High Court finds company could not assert privilege against former director over legal advice she had seen at the time

Using AI in disclosure: A roundtable discussion

Andrew Moir of HSF Kramer comments on the evolving role of AI and GenAI in the disclosure context.

Civil Justice Council publishes consultation on use of AI for preparing court documents

High Court finds party has practical control over third parties' documents for disclosure purposes

Disclosure Review Working Group seeks views on disclosure under PD 57AD

Court of Appeal overturns decision refusing order for Extended Disclosure to aid construction of insurance policy

The decision provides guidance on the court's approach to applications for Extended Disclosure

High Court declines to set aside order giving effect to letter of request despite failure to give full and frank disclosure

High Court finds iniquity exception to privilege applied, but not on a blanket basis

The decision suggests that, even where a transaction is contaminated by multiple iniquities, each document must be reviewed to ascertain whether it is …

High Court grants permission to rely on inadvertently disclosed privileged documents where the mistake was not obvious

High Court dismisses late application for disclosure of transcripts of audio files despite rejecting claim for litigation privilege