Litigation Notes

High Court finds party has practical control over documents of sub-contractor and sub-sub-contractor for disclosure purposes

High Court considers whether third party's documents are in party's practical control for disclosure purposes

High Court underlines need to consider scope of agency in considering whether documents to which agent has access are in principal's control

Disclosure: High Court directs party to identify which current and ex-employees have been asked for/given consent to search for documents on their personal devices

High Court decision highlights exceptional nature of Model E or "train of inquiry" disclosure and considers questions of "control" over server data

In a recent decision, the High Court has declined to order Model E disclosure under the disclosure pilot, and has also held that data and documents on a …

Parent companies' documents found to be in subsidiaries' control for disclosure purposes

The High Court has found that documents held by the claimants' parent companies, and individuals connected with those entities, were within the …

Court of Appeal orders defendants to request their employees and ex-employees to produce personal devices for inspection to identify documents in defendants' control

High Court finds "control" for the purposes of disclosure includes third party documents that the litigating party can access under a standing consent short of an enforceable right

In a recent decision, the High Court found that the documents of two of the defendant's subsidiary companies were within its "control" for the purposes …