Disclosure and inspection Flashcards
What is a Norwich Pharmacal Order?
A Norwich Pharmacal Order is an order against a person who innocently facilitates the wrongdoing of another to disclose the identity of that person
What are the conditions for a Norwich Pharmacal Order
- There has been some wrongdoing
- The Respondent has innocently facilitated the wrongdoing
- The applicant has sufficient interest (intends to bring a claim) against the wrongdoer
- The disclosure is necessary.
In what types of claims can Norwich Pharmacal be used in?
Any type of claims
Who has a general protection from Norwich Pharmacal Orders under the Contempty of Court Act 1981?
Journalists
What is the rule for disclosure on the small claims track?
Parties are only required to disclose the documents on which they intend to rely at trial
When first hired by a client, what should a lawyer say about disclosure?
They should remind clients of their duty to retain disclosable documents (PD31B.7)
When should disclosure first take place?
The PD on Pre Action Conduct and the PI Pre Action protocol require limited pre action disclosure
When should standard disclosure take place?
On the date provided by the Court when directions are made by the Court on allocation to a track or at a case management conference
What is the normal deadline for disclosure to take place on the fast track?
Four weeks after directions (PD28 3.12)
What 5 types of documents must a party disclose under standard disclosure?
Documents in a party’s control:
a) On which the party relies
b) Which adversely affect the party’s own case
c) Which adversely affect another party’s case
d) Which support another party’s case
e) That are specified by a practice direction
What must each party do to find a the documents required?
Each party must make a reasonable search for the disclosable documents (CPR 31.7)
When will a document be in a party’s control? (3 stages)
- It is or was in his physcal possession
- He has or had a right to take possession of it
- He has a right to inspect it or take copies of it
What 3 things must a party put on disclosure form N265?
- Identify privileged documents
- Identify inspectable documents
- Identify documents which were in the party’s control and what has happened to them
What must each party complete after disclosure?
A disclosure statement stating:
1) The extent of the search
2) That the party understands his duty of search
3) That the party has complied with the duty of search
What must a search be according to CPR 31.7?
Reasonable
What factors will a Court consider when deciding whether a party’s search was reasonable?
- The number of documents
- The nature and complexity of proceedings
- The ease and expense of document retrieval
- The significance of a document
What must parties in the multi track file no less than 7 days before the first Case Management Conference?
A disclosure report
What must a disclosure report do?
Describes briefly what documents exist or may exist that are or may be relevant to the matters in issue in the case;
Describes where and with whom those documents are or may be located;