PART 16E+WDISCLOSURE

Claim to withhold inspection or disclosure of documentsE+W

16.7.—(1) A party who wishes to claim a right or duty to withhold inspection of a document, or part of a document, must state in writing—

(a)that that party has such a right or duty; and

(b)the grounds on which that party claims that right or duty.

(2) The statement must be made in the list in which the document is disclosed (see rule 16.3(2)).

(3) A party may, by filing an application notice in accordance with Part 10, apply to the court to decide whether the claim made under paragraph (1) should be upheld.