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Court of Appeal overturns decision granting very broad non-party access to court documents
The Court of Appeal has overturned a High Court Master's order granting non-party access to the entirety of the hard copy trial bundles in a case …
Two-year pilot of new disclosure rules to commence 1 January 2019
New rules to govern disclosure of documents in litigation before the English courts were unveiled yesterday, having been approved by the Civil Procedure …
Manual disclosure review ordered due to concerns over party's computer assisted review
In a recent High Court decision, the court expressed concerns regarding the claimants' computer assisted disclosure review and ordered them to carry out …
Article published - Proposals for disclosure reform: Do they fit the bill?
Late last year, a disclosure working group chaired by Lady Justice Gloster published proposals for disclosure reform, including a completely new …
High Court grants non-party broad access to documents relied on at trial despite case having settled before judgment
In a recent decision, a High Court Master has taken a broad view of the documents that should be made available to a non-party where a case settled after …
Cross-Border Litigation - international perspectives
We are pleased to publish the second issue of our periodic publication "Cross-Border Litigation", designed to highlight legal and practical …
Working group proposes pilot of new rules for disclosure
A disclosure working group set up last year, chaired by Lady Justice Gloster, yesterday published its proposals for reforms to the rules governing …
High Court clarifies scope of CPR 31.22: use of a document only for the purpose of the proceedings in which it is disclosed
The High Court has recently considered what amounts to use of disclosed documents for a collateral purpose contrary to CPR 31.22: Grosvenor Chemicals Ltd …
Subject access request may be used to obtain information for purposes of litigation
The Court of Appeal has recently ordered an English law firm which acted for trusts governed by Bahamian law to comply with a subject access request …
High Court takes strict approach to when permission needed for collateral use of documents disclosed in proceedings
The High Court has recently considered the restrictions on collateral use of documents and witness statements disclosed in proceedings, and has provided …
High Court applies narrow interpretation of “client” for purposes of legal advice privilege
In a decision handed down today, the High Court has applied the much-criticised Court of Appeal decision in Three Rivers No 5 to find that interviews …
Upcoming webinar - International Litigation Update
On Tuesday 18 October (12noon - 1.00pm UK time) we will present the first in a new series of webinars for Herbert Smith Freehills clients and …
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