Disclosure: Differential discovery

Teresa Rosen Peacocke investigates whether recent rule changes make US discovery more limited than UK disclosure ‘The key to discovery under the new rule will be proportionality, a concept that has been an integral part of UK civil procedure since the introduction of the overriding objectives under the CPR.’Civil litigation procedure has in some important …
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Discovery: Paper chase

Nicola Bridge, Joel Seager and Guy Francis discuss the pitfalls and solutions surrounding document retention ‘Case law provides a number of cautionary tales for lawyers who fail to properly advise their clients about their obligations in the disclosure process.’ Creating an effective document retention policy can be an expensive and time-consuming exercise for firms, especially …
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