Genius Sports Technology Limited & Ors v Soft Construct (Malta) Limited & Ors

Genius Sports Technology Limited & Ors v Soft Construct (Malta) Limited & Ors

The court held that the correct approach is to err on the side of over-inclusion when identifying possible custodians for disclosure, applying the Peruvian Guano test, and only excluding custodians where the cost of inclusion would be disproportionate and can be justified with reasons.

Parties
Claimant: Genius Sports Technology Limited; Claimant: Betgenius Limited; Claimant: Genius Sports Services Limited; Claimant: Genius Sports ANZ Pty Limited; Claimant: Genius Sports Media Inc; Claimant: Genius Sports EOOD; Claimant: Genius Sports Services Eesti OU; Claimant: Genius Sports Services Colombia SAS; Claimant: Genius Sports Network ApS; Claimant: Genius Sports Danmark ApS; Claimant: Data Project SRL; Claimant: Genius Sports LT; Claimant: Genius Sports Asia PTE Limited; Claimant: Genius Sports CH SARL; Claimant: Genius Sports Group Limited; Defendant: Soft Construct (Malta) Limited; Defendant: Royal Panda Limited; Defendant: Vivaro Limited; Defendant: Bet Construct LLC; Defendant: Soft Construct SA (Pty) Limited; Defendant: Soft Construct Limited; Defendant: Basketligaen; Defendant: IMG Data Limited; Defendant: Football Dataco Limited; Defendant: Liga Super Basketball; Defendant: Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Federation; Defendant: Federatia Romana de Volei
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
15 November 2022
Procedural Posture
Civil / Further Ruling on Disclosure
Outcome
Clarification of disclosure regime; ruling augments previous order.
Legal Topics
Disclosure, Document Production, Case Management
Civil Procedure Disclosure Document Production Case Management

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Parties

Genius Sports Technology Limited

Claimant

Betgenius Limited

Claimant

Genius Sports Services Limited

Claimant

Genius Sports ANZ Pty Limited

Claimant

Genius Sports Media Inc

Claimant

Genius Sports EOOD

Claimant

Genius Sports Services Eesti OU

Claimant

Genius Sports Services Colombia SAS

Claimant

Genius Sports Network ApS

Claimant

Genius Sports Danmark ApS

Claimant

Data Project SRL

Claimant

Genius Sports LT

Claimant

Genius Sports Asia PTE Limited

Claimant

Genius Sports CH SARL

Claimant

Genius Sports Group Limited

Claimant

Soft Construct (Malta) Limited

Defendant

Royal Panda Limited

Defendant

Vivaro Limited

Defendant

Bet Construct LLC

Defendant

Soft Construct SA (Pty) Limited

Defendant

Soft Construct Limited

Defendant

Basketligaen

Defendant

IMG Data Limited

Defendant

Football Dataco Limited

Defendant

Liga Super Basketball

Defendant

Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Federation

Defendant

Federatia Romana de Volei

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Civil / Further Ruling on Disclosure

Legal Issues

  1. 1 What is the correct approach to identifying custodians, repositories, and collections of documents for disclosure under the specific regime ordered in these proceedings?

Ratio Decidendi

The court held that the correct approach is to err on the side of over-inclusion when identifying possible custodians for disclosure, applying the Peruvian Guano test, and only excluding custodians where the cost of inclusion would be disproportionate and can be justified with reasons.

Court Disposition

Clarification of disclosure regime; ruling augments previous order.

Orders

  • Producing parties must apply the Peruvian Guano test to identify possible custodians, erring on over-inclusion unless disproportionate cost can be justified and explained.