Tchenguiz & Anor v Grant Thornton UK LLP & Ors [2017] EWHC 310 (Comm) (22 February 2017)

Tchenguiz & Anor v Grant Thornton UK LLP & Ors [2017] EWHC 310 (Comm) (22 February 2017)

Steps (a) to (d) in the disclosure process (review, listing, and inspection of documents and witness statements from other proceedings) do constitute collateral use under CPR 31.22 and 32.12, and thus require permission or agreement unless an exception applies. However, in the circumstances of this case, permission is granted for those steps, subject to future case management for any further use.

Citation
[2017] EWHC 310 (Comm)
Parties
Claimant: Robert Tchenguiz; Claimant: Rawlinson and Hunter Trustees S. A.; Defendant: Grant Thornton UK LLP; Defendant: Stephen John Akers; Defendant: Hossein Hamedani; Defendant: Johannes Runar Johannsson
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
22 February 2017
Procedural Posture
Commercial Court Proceedings / Interlocutory Application Regarding Disclosure and Collateral Use of Documents
Outcome
Permission granted for steps (a) to (d) in the disclosure process as collateral use.
Legal Topics
Disclosure, Collateral Use of Documents, Case Management, Civil Procedure Rules
Civil Procedure Commercial Law Disclosure Collateral Use of Documents Case Management Civil Procedure Rules

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Parties

Robert Tchenguiz

Claimant

Rawlinson and Hunter Trustees S. A.

Claimant

Grant Thornton UK LLP

Defendant

Stephen John Akers

Defendant

Hossein Hamedani

Defendant

Johannes Runar Johannsson

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Commercial Court Proceedings / Interlocutory Application Regarding Disclosure and Collateral Use of Documents

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether steps (a) to (d) in the disclosure process constitute collateral use under CPR 31.22 and 32.12
  2. 2 Whether permission is required for such use

Ratio Decidendi

Steps (a) to (d) in the disclosure process (review, listing, and inspection of documents and witness statements from other proceedings) do constitute collateral use under CPR 31.22 and 32.12, and thus require permission or agreement unless an exception applies. However, in the circumstances of this case, permission is granted for those steps, subject to future case management for any further use.

Court Disposition

Permission granted for steps (a) to (d) in the disclosure process as collateral use.

Orders

  • Permission granted for Defendants to review, list, and provide for inspection documents and witness statements disclosed in other proceedings, subject to future case management for any further use.
  • No declarations granted that steps (a) to (d) are not collateral use.