Standard documents
This is a list of all standard documents published by PLC. All standard documents have links to related drafting notes and are regularly updated by PLC editors.
For information on converting PLC standard documents into your firm's style, see PLC Firmstyle (www.practicallaw.com/A30700).
| Disclosure: letter of advice to client in contentious proceedings on disclosure obligations An example of a letter to a client, early on in a dispute, regarding his disclosure obligations. It also includes important instructions about the creation, destruction and amending of documents. From 1 April 2013, new disclosure requirements apply for all multi-track claims (except those including a claim for personal injuries) unless the first case management conference takes place, or is due to take place, before 16 April 2013. The changes, part of the Jackson civil litigation reforms, place even more emphasis on early planning for disclosure. |
| Specific disclosure: application notice An example of an application notice seeking an order for specific disclosure under CPR 31.12. Click here to view it. |
| Document Retention Policy A document retention policy (also known as a records and information management policy) establishes and describes how a company expects its employees to manage company data from creation through destruction. It can be incorporated into an employee handbook or used as a stand-alone policy document. This Standard Document applies only to private workplaces. It is based on federal law. State or local law may impose additional or different recordkeeping requirements, but this document is relevant and useful to companies in every state. This Standard Document has integrated notes with important explanations and drafting tips. |
| Draft letter requesting specific disclosure with integrated drafting notes An example of a draft letter requesting specific disclosure, with integrated drafting notes. |
| Pre-action disclosure: application notice An example of an application notice seeking an order for pre-action disclosure under CPR 31.16. Click here to view it. |
| Pre-action disclosure: witness statement This is an example of a witness statement made in support of an application for pre-action disclosure. It must be adapted to the specific facts and circumstances, and should be read in conjunction with the integrated drafting notes. PLC Dispute Resolution is grateful to Baker & McKenzie and Herbert Smith Freehills LLP for their assistance with this standard document. |
| Non-party disclosure: application notice An example of an application notice seeking an order for non-party disclosure under the Civil Procedure Rules 31.17. Click here to view it. |
| Pre-action disclosure: draft order This is an example of a draft order for pre-action disclosure. It must be adapted to the specific facts and circumstances, and should be read in conjunction with the integrated drafting notes. PLC Dispute Resolution is grateful to Baker & McKenzie and Herbert Smith Freehills LLP for their assistance with this standard document. |
| N264: Electronic documents questionnaire (Civil Procedure Rules Practice Direction 31B) Click here to access the Word version of this form. Click here to access the HMCTS Word version of this form. |
| N263: Disclosure report Click here to access the Word version of this form. Click here to access the pdf version of this form. |
| Specific disclosure: draft order This is an example of a draft order for specific disclosure. It must be adapted to the specific facts and circumstances, and should be read in conjunction with the integrated drafting notes. |
| Non-party disclosure: draft order This is an example of a draft order for non-party disclosure. It must be adapted to the specific facts and circumstances, and should be read in conjunction with the integrated drafting notes. |
| N265(CC): List of documents: standard disclosure Click here to access the Word version of this form. Click here to access the pdf version of this form. |
| Disclosure schedule: commercial court working party report This is a Word version of the example disclosure schedule reproduced from the Report and Recommendations of the Commercial Court Long Trials Working Party. |
| Specific disclosure: witness statement This is an example of a witness statement made in support of an application for specific disclosure. It must be adapted to the specific facts and circumstances, and should be read in conjunction with the integrated drafting notes. |
| Guidance on completing the Electronic Documents Questionnaire Tracey Stretton and Daniel Kavan of Kroll Ontrack and Mark Surguy of Pinsent Masons provide some commentary on the Electronic Documents Questionnaire appended to Practice Direction 31B. |
| Norwich Pharmacal order: draft order An example draft Norwich Pharmacal order. This order must be adapted to the specific facts and circumstances. It should be read in conjunction with the integrated drafting notes and Practice note, Norwich Pharmacal orders: an overview. |
| N265: List of documents: standard disclosure Click here to access the Word version of this form. Click here to access the pdf version of this form. |
| Non-party disclosure: witness statement This is an example of a witness statement made in support of an application for non-party disclosure. It must be adapted to the specific facts and circumstances, and should be read in conjunction with the integrated drafting notes. |
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