Genius Sports Technology Ltd & Ors v Genius Sports Asia PTE Ltd & Ors [2022] EWHC 2903 (Ch) (15 November 2022)
The correct approach is to identify possible custodians liable to hold relevant material under a low threshold, erring on over-inclusion, rather than limiting to key custodians known to hold relevant documents. Exclusion of possible custodians must be justified if cost is disproportionately expensive and will not materially add to relevant disclosure.
- Citation
- [2022] EWHC 2903 (Ch)
- 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
- Intellectual Property / Interlocutory Ruling on Disclosure Regime
- Outcome
- clarification of disclosure regime
- Legal Topics
- Disclosure, Document Search, Custodian Identification
Case Brief
Summary, issues, holding and outcome
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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
Intellectual Property / Interlocutory Ruling on Disclosure Regime
Legal Issues
- 1 correct approach to identifying custodians for disclosure
- 2 scope of document search under disclosure regime
Ratio Decidendi
The correct approach is to identify possible custodians liable to hold relevant material under a low threshold, erring on over-inclusion, rather than limiting to key custodians known to hold relevant documents. Exclusion of possible custodians must be justified if cost is disproportionately expensive and will not materially add to relevant disclosure.
Court Disposition
clarification of disclosure regime
Orders
- Producing Party must apply a low threshold to identify possible custodians for document search, erring on over-inclusion.
- Exclusion of possible custodians must be justified if cost is disproportionately expensive and will not materially add to relevant disclosure.
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