Christopher Bernard Upham & Ors. v HSBC UK Bank Plc

Christopher Bernard Upham & Ors. v HSBC UK Bank Plc

Disclosure at this stage is limited to the respective pool of documents held by the solicitors for the claimants and does not extend to individual claimants or their agents. Searches for claimant-specific issues such as inducement, reliance, limitation, and personal recommendations are not required at this stage and should be conducted after Sample Claimants have been identified and pleaded their cases.

Parties
Claimant: Christopher Bernard Upham & Ors; Claimant: Ayodele Akinluyi & Ors; Defendant: HSBC UK Bank PLC
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
15 July 2022
Procedural Posture
Civil (commercial Court) / Ruling on Approval of Disclosure Review Document at Second Case Management Conference
Outcome
Disclosure Review Documents to be approved subject to amendments clarifying search parameters as proposed by the Edwin Coe Claimants; disclosure at this stage limited to solicitors' document pools; no requirement for searches by individual claimants or their agents.
Legal Topics
Disclosure, Case Management, Sample Claimants, Extended Disclosure, Document Searches
Civil Procedure Disclosure Case Management Sample Claimants Extended Disclosure Document Searches

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Parties

Christopher Bernard Upham & Ors

Claimant

Ayodele Akinluyi & Ors

Claimant

HSBC UK Bank PLC

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Civil (commercial Court) / Ruling on Approval of Disclosure Review Document at Second Case Management Conference

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether disclosure at this stage should be limited to documents held by solicitors or extend to individual claimants and their agents
  2. 2 Whether the search should include claimant-specific issues such as inducement, reliance, limitation, and personal recommendations

Ratio Decidendi

Disclosure at this stage is limited to the respective pool of documents held by the solicitors for the claimants and does not extend to individual claimants or their agents. Searches for claimant-specific issues such as inducement, reliance, limitation, and personal recommendations are not required at this stage and should be conducted after Sample Claimants have been identified and pleaded their cases.

Court Disposition

Disclosure Review Documents to be approved subject to amendments clarifying search parameters as proposed by the Edwin Coe Claimants; disclosure at this stage limited to solicitors' document pools; no requirement for searches by individual claimants or their agents.

Orders

  • Parties to agree an order and amended Disclosure Review Documents for approval
  • If outstanding matters remain, they may be dealt with on paper