Disclosure—processing documents

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Practice notes

Disclosure—processing documents

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Practice notes

This Practice Note sets out the general principles that apply when processing and reviewing documents for disclosure under CPR 31, including CPR PD 31B and the overriding objective.

This Practice Note does not cover the disclosure scheme operating in the Business and Property Courts. For guidance on that scheme, see: Disclosure scheme—overview.

Processing—general principles

Once documents have been obtained from a client and other possible sources, you need to determine whether they are disclosable. The extent to which documents are, will largely depend on the court and track in and on which your claim is proceeding and any disclosure order made by the court. For further guidance, see: Track specific case management—overview and Court-specific case management—overview.

If you have not already done so, consider any obligations under the United Kingdom General Data Protection Regulation, Retained Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (the UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA 2018) in relation to the processing of personal data and the free movement of such data. Typically, evidence involved in the disclosure process will include personal data. For more information, see

Jurisdiction(s):

United Kingdom

Key definition:

General Principles definition

What does General Principles mean?

The Code is based upon six General Principles, essentially statements of standards of commercial behaviour. These General Principles are the same as the general principles set out in Article 3 of the takeover Directive. They are expressed in broad general terms and the Code does not define the precise extent of, or the limitations on, their application. They are applied in accordance with their spirit in order to achieve their underlying purpose.

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