Practical Law UK Glossary 8-107-6127 (Approx. 4 pages)
Glossary
Discovery
This term has different meanings depending on its context:
In the context of civil litigation in England and Wales, the name for disclosure before the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) came into force in April 1999.
In the context of civil cases in the US, the pre-trial phase of litigation, during which the parties disclose to each other information and documents that may be relevant to the claims and defenses in the case. The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP) authorize several methods of discovery, including: