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22 October 2020 / Tracey Stretton , Mark Surguy
Issue: 7907 / Categories: Features , Profession , Disclosure , E-disclosure
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A step (change) in the right direction?

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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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