Disclosure: party in breach due to failures in search | Practical Law

Disclosure: party in breach due to failures in search | Practical Law

The High Court has held that a party failed to comply with an unless order for disclosure under Civil Procedure Rule 31.7 due to failures in a search exercise, which meant that a reasonable search had not been carried out, and refused to grant relief from sanctions.

Disclosure: party in breach due to failures in search

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Disclosure: party in breach due to failures in search

by Herbert Smith Freehills LLP and Practical Law Dispute Resolution
Published on 23 Jul 2015United Kingdom
The High Court has held that a party failed to comply with an unless order for disclosure under Civil Procedure Rule 31.7 due to failures in a search exercise, which meant that a reasonable search had not been carried out, and refused to grant relief from sanctions.