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CPR 18 application refused where party seeking information for further as opposed to existing claims (Barness v Formation Group)

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Published on: 31 May 2018

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Dispute Resolution analysis: The case related to an application made by the claimants under CPR 18.1 at an early stage of the proceeding (prior to pleadings being served) to require the defendants to provide information and documents that would enable them to determine whether further parties ought to be joined to the claim and information enabling them to plead the case more fully. The court refused the application on a number of bases, including that the request did not relate to matters presently in dispute and that the documents or information were not reasonably necessary and proportionate to enable the claimants to prepare their case. Written by Christopher Humby, senior associate at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP.

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