CC-2023-000006 - [2025] EWHC 1439 (Comm)

The Claimant alleges that the Defendants failed to comply with the Disclosure Order by the deadline of 26 February 2024. Consequently, the Claimant initiated contempt proceedings against the Defendants on 27 February 2024 (“the Contempt Application”).

As the Contempt Application has yet to be determined, I shall only give a summary of the position adopted by the Defendants. Each Defendant provided a witness statement in which s/he explained difficulties in locating and/or extracting the documents that fell within the terms of the Disclosure Order.

It is important to note, at this stage, that the Defendants have instructed two firms of solicitors in this matter. In relation to the original Part 8 Claim, the Defendants instructed IPS Law LLP. In relation to the Contempt Application, they instructed Taylor Rose LLP.