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).
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(2) and (3)).
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").