Source: All England Reporter
Publisher Citation: [2003] All ER (D) 420 (Jul)
Neutral Citation: [2003] EWCA Civ 1109
Court: Court of Appeal, Civil Division
Judge:

Aldous, Chadwick and Latham LJJ

Representation Justin Turner and Geoffrey Pritchard (instructed by Simmons & Simmons) for SB.
  Simon Thorley QC and Thomas Hinchliffe (instructed by SJ Berwin) for G.
Judgment Dates: 24 July 2003

Catchwords

Civil evidence - Disclosure of documents - Subsequent use of disclosed documents - Restriction or prohibition on use of document which has been disclosed - CPR 31.22(2).

The Case

Although the judge had been right to make an order under CPR31.22(2) prohibiting indefinitely the use in proceedings of documents belonging to a third party, it had been open to him to allow the use of the documents in particular proceedings on terms that they would be dealt with in private, and he should have done so.

Practice Areas

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