SEEKING FURTHER DISCLOSURE: DON'T GO IMPORTING STONES FROM A NEIGHBOURING QUARRY: DISCLOSURE PILOT PREVAILS

SEEKING FURTHER DISCLOSURE: DON’T GO IMPORTING STONES FROM A NEIGHBOURING QUARRY: DISCLOSURE PILOT PREVAILS

February 2, 2020 · by · in Applications, Civil evidence, Civil Procedure, Disclosure, Members Content

In Maher v Maher & Anor [2019] EWHC 3613 (Ch) HHJ  Hodge (sitting as a High Court Judge) refused an application for disclosure.   There are a number of important points here, including the need for an application for further disclosure to…

THE COSTS OF PRE-ACTION DISCLOSURE: IS IT WORTH THE RISK? £40,000 SPENT IN COSTS FOR DOCUMENTS THAT WERE AVAILABLE UNDER GDPR

THE COSTS OF PRE-ACTION DISCLOSURE: IS IT WORTH THE RISK? £40,000 SPENT IN COSTS FOR DOCUMENTS THAT WERE AVAILABLE UNDER GDPR

February 2, 2020 · by · in Applications, Assessment of Costs, Costs, Members Content, Summary assessment,

I am looking again at the decision in  Hussain v Medical Defence Union & Anor [2020] EWHC 157 (QB). This time I am looking at the order in relation to costs.  The application cost in excess of £40,000 in relation to…

APPLICATION FOR PRE-ACTION DISCLOSURE: COURT'S DISCRETION EXERCISED AGAINST THE APPLICANT

APPLICATION FOR PRE-ACTION DISCLOSURE: COURT’S DISCRETION EXERCISED AGAINST THE APPLICANT

February 2, 2020 · by · in Appeals, Clinical Negligence, Disclosure, Members Content

In Hussain v Medical Defence Union & Anor [2020] EWHC 157 (QB) Clive Sheldon QC (sitting as a High Court judge) refused an application for pre-action disclosure.  This judgment makes it clear that pre-action disclosure is, ultimately, a matter of…