Litigation Notes

Supreme Court clarifies broad scope of court’s discretion to grant non-party access to court documents

Court of Appeal upholds disclosure order despite risk of prosecution in Iran

High Court refuses permission for collateral use of disclosed documents and witness statements to respond to US grand jury subpoena

In a decision illustrating the court's strict approach to the rule prohibiting the use of disclosed documents and witness statements for a collateral …

Open Justice:  Rule changes to increase transparency in the civil courts

From 6 April 2019, a number of changes to the Civil Procedure Rules will come into effect with the intention of reinforcing the principle of open justice …

High Court restrains claimants from using defendant's privileged material obtained from third parties in unknown circumstances

A recent High Court decision demonstrates that, whilst confidentiality is a prerequisite to a claim for privilege, information will not cease to be …

High Court upholds claim to privilege in respect of underlying instructions to law firm relating to escrow monies

The High Court has rejected an application for disclosure of documents containing the underlying instructions to a law firm acting for a party funding a …