Section 31.5(7)

At the first or any subsequent case management conference, the court will decide, having regard to the overriding objective and the need to limit disclosure to that which is necessary to deal with the case justly, which of the following orders to make in relation to disclosure— an order dispensing with disclosure; an order that a party disclose the documents on which it relies, and at the same time request any specific disclosure it requires from any other party; an order that directs, where practicable, the disclosure to be given by each party on an issue by issue basis; an order that each party disclose any documents which it is reasonable to suppose may contain information which enables that party to advance its own case or to damage that of any other party, or which leads to an enquiry which has either of those consequences; an order that a party give standard disclosure; any other order in relation to disclosure that the court considers appropriate.

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Source: legislation.gov.uk · retrieved 2026-08-15