Letter to client about disclosure under the Business and Property Courts Disclosure Scheme


Published by a ³ÉÈËÓ°Òô Dispute Resolution expert
Precedents

Letter to client about disclosure under the Business and Property Courts Disclosure Scheme


Published by a ³ÉÈËÓ°Òô Dispute Resolution expert

Precedents
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PRIVATE, CONFIDENTIAL & PRIVILEGED

[Insert name and address of client]

[insert date]

Dear [insert name of contact at the client]

Explaining the disclosure process and your obligations

Thank you for your instructions in relation to [insert matter name / details]. [This letter accompanies our retainer OR Our retainer will follow under separate cover].

It [has been confirmed OR is likely OR is possible] that your dispute with [describe other parties] will be dealt with in the Business and Property Courts[ if it proceeds to formal litigation]. The purpose of this letter is to advise you specifically about what disclosure under the Disclosure Scheme (DS) that applies in the Business and Property Courts entails and what you need to know about the process. The DS is aimed at achieving a complete change of culture in the approach to disclosure in civil litigation, so even if you have dealt with disclosure previously, you should carefully review this document. [If you have dealt with disclosure before, you may well find that the DS requires

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