PART 16DISCLOSURE
General or specific disclosure16
1
The court may either on its own initiative or on the application of a party make an order to give general or specific disclosure.
2
General disclosure requires a party to disclose—
a
the documents on which that party relies; and
b
the documents which—
i
adversely affect that party's own case;
ii
adversely affect another party's case; or
iii
support another party's case.
3
An order for specific disclosure is an order that a party must do one or more of the following things—
a
disclose documents or classes of documents specified in the order;
b
carry out a search to the extent stated in the order; or
c
disclose any document located as a result of that search.
4
A party's duty to disclose documents is limited to documents which are or have been in that party's control.
5
For the purposes of paragraph (4) a party has or has had a document in that party's control if—
a
it is or was in that party's physical possession;
b
that party has or has had possession of it; or
c
that party has or has had a right to inspect or take copies of it.