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MEET THE TEAMIn Decura IM Investments LLP v UBS AG, London Branch [2014], the High Court judge was asked to consider a number of complaints made regarding the defendant’s disclosure exercise, i.e. how they had dealt with disclosing the evidence in support of or harmful to their case (previously called discovery).
As any party to proceedings will know, disclosure is a vital part of the litigation process. Apart from witness evidence, it’s possible the single-biggest decider of the outcome (it’s really only trumped where the Court is being asked to consider a case of pure law — unusual these days).
Redaction or marking out of documents is not that common place, and usually arises in specified circumstances, like legal advice privilege or matters of national security. What this case highlights though are some important practical points.
Ultimately, and it goes without saying, redaction is not to be used to avoid disclosing documents that are prejudicial — disclosure is a warts and all exercise — but there are occasions where redaction is appropriate. If you’re not sure, then you should seek advice from the outset.