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NLJ this week: How to win at disclosure & avoid sanctions

05 May 2023
Issue: 8023 / Categories: Legal News , Disclosure , Profession , CPR
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The courts expect greater cooperation from parties on disclosure and judges are imposing tougher sanctions for non-compliance. 

Writing in this week’s NLJ, Natalie Osafo and Joseph Rossello, both senior associates at Stewarts, review what the courts expect from parties litigating cases under the new disclosure regime (Practice Direction 57AD).

As Osafo and Rossello write, it’s time for practitioners to familiarise themselves with the disclosure rules if they have not done so already, as ‘we are already seeing judges respond with more severe sanctions for any deliberate breaches of the rules’.

In this must-read article, the authors look at the various elements involved, including best practice, the court’s expectations and the future of disclosure. They offer valuable practical advice, presented in an accessible and digestible way—find it here.
Issue: 8023 / Categories: Legal News , Disclosure , Profession , CPR
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