Disclosure report | Practical Law

Disclosure report | Practical Law

Disclosure report

Disclosure report

Practical Law UK Glossary 1-525-2902 (Approx. 4 pages)

Glossary

Disclosure report

A report, verified by a statement of truth, that:
  • Briefly describes what documents exist or may exist that are, or may be, relevant to the matters in issue in the case, and describes where, and with whom, those documents are, or may be, located.
  • Describes how any electronic documents are stored.
  • Estimates the broad range of costs that could be involved in giving standard disclosure (including the cost of searching for, and disclosing, any electronically stored documents).
  • States which of the directions in Civil Procedure Rule (CPR) 31.5(7) or (8) are to be sought.
Unless the court orders otherwise, a disclosure report must be filed and served by each party not less than 14 days before the first case management conference (CMC) in all multi-track claims subject to the disclosure regime set out in CPR 31, Practice Direction (PD) 31A and PD 31B (except those that include a claim for personal injuries) (CPR 31.5(3)).
Form N263 provides a template disclosure report.
For details of practical points to bear in mind when preparing a disclosure report, see Practice note, Preparing a disclosure report.
The requirement for a disclosure report does not apply for cases in the Business and Property Courts that are subject to PD 57AD ("Disclosure in the Business and Property Courts").
PD 57AD took effect on 1 October 2022, replacing what was PD 51U, and implementing, on a permanent basis, the procedures that applied, from 1 January 2019 until 1 October 2022, under the Disclosure Pilot Scheme.
For details of our materials on the approach to disclosure under PD 57AD, including the requirement for a Disclosure Review Document, see, Disclosure in the B&PCs toolkit.