Disclosure Scheme—Extended Disclosure and Less Complex Claims

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Practice notes

Disclosure Scheme—Extended Disclosure and Less Complex Claims

Copyright © 2025 LexisNexis

Published by a LexisNexis Dispute Resolution expert

Practice notes

This Practice Note considers the simplified regime for seeking Extended disclosure in Less Complex Claims under the Disclosure Scheme operating in the Business and Property Courts (B&PCs) under cpr PD 57AD.

The Disclosure Scheme came into force on 1 October 2022 following a disclosure pilot scheme. Judgments under the pilot scheme retain relevance and are included below.

All references to Appendices 5, 6 or 7 in this Practice Note are to these appendices to CPR PD 57AD.

Does the Disclosure Scheme operate a different disclosure regime for Less Complex Claims?

As set out in Practice Note: Disclosure Scheme—Extended Disclosure, the Disclosure Scheme envisages a process for disclosure based on:

  1. •

    first, Initial Disclosure, when statements of case are served and potentially a request for further ‘additional disclosure’ (see Practice Note: Disclosure Scheme—Initial Disclosure), and then

  2. •

    second, prior to the first case management conference (CMC), the parties are to discuss and try to agree what, if any, Extended Disclosure (by way of Extended Disclosure Models A, B, C, D or E (or a combination thereof))

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Disclosure of a document occurs by a party stating that it exists or has existed.

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