A step (change) in the right direction?

22 October 2020 / Tracey Stretton , Mark Surguy

Issue: 7907 / Categories: Features , Profession , Disclosure , E-disclosure

The Disclosure Pilot Scheme: an analysis of eDisclosure trends in England and Wales by Tracey Stretton, Mark Surguy and Johnny Shearman

In brief

It is not until cases started under the Pilot conclude, that the true cost impact of the new disclosure regime can be measured.
The extension of the Pilot does not imply that the Pilot will result in a permanent change to the rules.

The Disclosure Pilot Scheme, operating in the Business and Property Courts of England and Wales, aims to bring about a change in attitudes towards disclosure. With the news of its extension to the end of 2021 the publication of the Third Interim Report (the Interim Report) (https://bit.ly/3jeGoox) of the Pilot’s official monitor Professor Rachael Mulheron as well as the Disclosure Working Group’s proposed revisions to the Pilot (https://bit.ly/31kyLH1), it is worth considering any emerging views regarding its effectiveness in achieving its stated aim. Whilst the Interim Report has only recently been published it

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A step (change) in the right direction?

The Disclosure Pilot Scheme: an analysis of eDisclosure trends in England and Wales by Tracey Stretton, Mark Surguy and Johnny Shearman

In brief

It is not until cases started under the Pilot conclude, that the true cost impact of the new disclosure regime can be measured.
The extension of the Pilot does not imply that the Pilot will result in a permanent change to the rules.

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A step (change) in the right direction?

In brief

In brief

MOVERS & SHAKERS

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