Disclosure / by Paul Matthews and Hodge M. Malek.

London : Sweet & Maxwell, 2024.

6th edition

201629

Discovery (Law) -- England.

Discovery (Law) -- Wales.

Part I: Introduction

1. Introduction

Part 2: Documentary disclosure

2. Time of disclosure

3. Norwich pharmacal and other pre-action disclosure

4. Persons who must give disclosure

5. What must be disclosed

6. Means of disclosure

7. Electronic disclosure

8. Objections to disclosure

9. Inspection of documents

10. Production by non-parties

11. Objections to inspection (1): introduction and legal professional privilege

12. Objections to inspection (2): public interest immunity

13. Objections to Inspection (3): the privilege against incrimination

14. Objections to Inspection (4): “without prejudice” privilege

15. Objections to inspection (5): witness statements, defamation privilege, diplomatic privilege and other statutory and discretionary objections

16. Loss of privilege

17. Failure to comply with disclosure obligation

18. Solicitor's obligations

19. Collateral use of documents

Part 3: Non-documentary disclosure

20. Information requests

21. Other disclosure of facts

22. Experts' reports

23. Disclosure of real evidence

Part 4: Other aspects of disclosure

24. Disclosure in other Courts and Tribunals

25. The Impact of the Human Rights Act 1998.

Disclosure provides an authoritative and detailed analysis of the law relating to disclosure, i.e., the process whereby the parties to a legal action disclose to each other all documents in their possession, custody or power relating to matters in question in the action. Key Features: Provides an authoritative and detailed analysis of the law relating to the process whereby parties to an action disclose to each other all documents relating to the action ; Covers both documentary and non-documentary disclosure ; Considers the timing when disclosure should be made ; Examines the granting of Norwich Pharmacal relief and other forms of pre-action disclosure ; Discusses who must give disclosure, including special cases, non-parties and parties joined to an action for the purposes of disclosure ; Considers the issue of privilege and the waiver of it ; Examines the consequences of a failure to comply with the requirement to disclose ; Looks at collateral use of documents, information requests, and expert reports ; Covers disclosure in a wide range of Courts and Tribunals, and the continuing effects of the Human Rights Act 1998 ; Remains a key text internationally with material relevant to the Commonwealth, Ireland and the Channel Islands. - Publisher's website.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

9780414109919

clxix, 757 pages ; 24 cm