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Civil procedure

Crane Bank Limited & Ors v DFCU Bank Limited & Ors

The court found that, where the parties had agreed to provide the requested customer files and related documents, no finding of breach was necessary. However, the selection of additional files must be objective and representative, not unilaterally determined by dfcu. The court ordered staged disclosure of the 40 requested customer files and 20 additional files, with deadlines and a process for resolving disputes. The court declined to order further witness statements or disclosure where the Claimants had not shown a possible failure to comply or where the information sought was already provid…

  • Disclosure
  • Extended disclosure
  • Document production
  • Proportionality
  • Case management
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Civil procedure [2026] EWHC 522 (Comm)

Crane Bank Ltd & Ors v DFCU Bank Ltd & Ors

Crane Bank Ltd & Ors v DFCU Bank Ltd & Ors [2026] EWHC 522 (Comm) (09 March 2026)

Commercial Court disclosure ruling partly granted a request for further and varied disclosure, including 40 customer files and an additional 20 files, while refusing several ancillary witness-statement requests.

  • Disclosure
  • Extended disclosure
  • Document production
  • Proportionality in disclosure
  • Banking transactions
  • Valuation of non-performing loans
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Arbitration

VXJ v FY & Ors

The High Court dismissed an arbitration-related application for witness summonses and document copying, holding the requests were too broad, speculative, and sought impermissible non-party disclosure.

  • Witness summons
  • Non-party disclosure
  • Document production
  • Legal privilege
  • Commercial sensitivity
  • Arbitration
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Tax law

Newcastle United Football Company Ltd v The Commissioners for HMRC

The Tribunal found that all material sought by HMRC is likely to be relevant to the VAT appeal, given the complexity, high value, and nature of the issues. Wider disclosure is justified to ensure fairness and justice, and HMRC would suffer unfair disadvantage without access. The application for specific disclosure is allowed.

  • Vat assessments
  • Disclosure
  • Case management
  • Document production
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Employment law

University of Dundee v Prasun Chakraborty

The EAT held that an original report did not gain privilege retrospectively just because a revised version was later produced following legal advice.

  • Legal professional privilege
  • Case management
  • Document production
  • Litigation privilege
  • Legal advice privilege
  • Legal-professional-privilege
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Competition law [2019] EWHC 47 (Ch)

The Competition And Markets Authority v Concordia International Rx (UK) Ltd

The Competition And Markets Authority v Concordia International Rx (UK) Ltd [2019] EWHC 47 (Ch) (16 January 2019)

The High Court refused Concordia’s bid to vary or discharge a section 28 warrant, holding the CMA had reasonable grounds for suspicion under the Competition Act 1998.

  • Section 28 warrants
  • Closed material procedure
  • Public interest immunity
  • Document production
  • Market-sharing investigation
  • Competition-law
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Civil procedure

PCP Capital Partners LLP & Anor v Barclays Bank Plc

The High Court ordered early disclosure of documents under CPR 31.17, finding the material necessary for fair disposal of the claim and to avoid unnecessary costs.

  • Third party disclosure
  • Standard disclosure
  • Document production
  • Third-party-disclosure
  • Standard-disclosure
  • Civil-procedure
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Legal profession regulation [2011] EWHC 2923 (Admin)

Deputy Chief Legal Ombudsman v Young

Deputy Chief Legal Ombudsman v Young [2011] EWHC 2923 (Admin) (14 November 2011)

The High Court held that a solicitor had failed without reasonable excuse to comply with a Legal Ombudsman notice, and dealt with him as if in contempt.

  • Ombudsman enforcement
  • Solicitor misconduct
  • Contempt of court
  • Document production
  • Professional discipline
  • Legal-ombudsman-enforcement
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