Pan NOx Emissions Litigations, Re (Ruling 2) [2024] EWHC 1719 (KB) (17 June 2024)

The court excluded disclosure prior to the 15th to avoid unnecessary disputes and costs, maintained the claimants' proposed paragraph 2 regarding permission to apply, and clarified that future disclosure orders should be made without appointing a Hague commissioner unless necessary.

Citation: [2024] EWHC 1719 (KB)
Parties: Claimant: Pan NOx Emissions Litigations; Defendant: Unknown
Jurisdiction: England and Wales
Judgment Date: 17 June 2024
Procedural Posture: Commercial Court Litigation / Interlocutory Ruling on Disclosure and Costs Management
Outcome: Interlocutory order granted as per claimants' proposal with clarifications.
Legal Topics: Disclosure, Case Management, Costs

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Parties

Pan NOx Emissions Litigations

Claimant

Unknown

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Commercial Court Litigation / Interlocutory Ruling on Disclosure and Costs Management

Legal Issues

1 Scope and timing of disclosure orders
2 Application of previous case management conference (CMC) orders
3 Permission to apply for future disclosure orders

Ratio Decidendi

Court Disposition

Interlocutory order granted as per claimants' proposal with clarifications.

Orders

Disclosure prior to the 15th excluded.
Future disclosure orders to be made without appointment of a Hague commissioner unless application is made.