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Discovery: Paper chase
Nicola Bridge, Joel Seager and Guy Francis discuss the pitfalls and solutions surrounding document retention ‘Case law provides a number of cautionary tales for lawyers who fail to properly advise their clients about their obligations in the disclosure process.’ Creating an effective document retention policy can be an expensive and time-consuming exercise for firms, especially …
Cases Referenced
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- Coleman v Morgan Stanley [2005] WL 679071
- Digicel (St Lucia) Ltd & ors v Cable & Wireless plc & ors [2008] EWHC 2522 (Ch)
- Douglas & ors v Hello Ltd! & ors [2007] UKHL 21
- McCabe v British American Tobacco Australian Services Ltd [2002] VSC 73
- Mirant Asia-Pacific Construction (Hong Kong) Ltd v Ove Arup & Partners International Ltd [2007] EWHC 918 (TCC)
- Prest v Marc Rich & Co Investment AG [2006] EWHC 927 (Comm)
- Rybak v Langbar International Ltd [2010] EWHC 2015 (Ch)
- Three Rivers DC v Bank of England (No. 2) [1996] 2 All ER 363
- Timothy Duncan Earles v Barclays Bank plc [2009] EWHC 2500 (QB)