King's / Queen's Bench Division of the High Court

QB-2022-001397 - [2025] EWHC 2193 (KB)

Fecha: 22-Ago-2025

Disclosure and Inspection

Disclosure and Inspection

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The parties exchanged simultaneous disclosure and inspection on 3 October 2024. That was nearly eight weeks later than originally envisaged in Master Thornett’s order of 23 May 2024, but in accordance with various extensions of time granted by consent, following applications by the Guardian. The Guardian gave inspection of about 4,400 documents. There has been some additional disclosure given by both parties since 3 October.

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Index
Post-trial submissions regarding the meaning of the meanings
Pleadings, meaning trial and listing of the trial
Disclosure and Inspection
Exchange of witness statements
Pre-trial review
Mr Clarke’s application to strike out the defence
The Guardian’s application to summons Arnold Oceng
The Guardian’s application to call ‘Ivy’
Mr Clarke’s application to re-amend the Amended Reply
Mr Clarke’s application to rely on his second witness statement
The Guardian’s application for evidence to be ruled inadmissible
Mr Clarke’s Transcripts Application
Mr Clarke’s Redactions Application
Mr Clarke’s withdrawn applications to serve witness summaries and summonses
Mr Clarke’s application for special measures
The Guardian’s application to call ‘Anita’
Applications on the disclosure of explicit photographs of ‘Ivy’
The Guardian’s application for Mr Moore to give evidence by video link
Post-hearing submissions
Mr Clarke’s live witnesses
Arnold Oceng
Hearsay statements from the Claimant’s witnesses
The Guardian’s live witnesses: truth defence
The Guardian’s hearsay witnesses: truth defence
The Guardian’s live witnesses: public interest defence
Overview
The initial group of seven
The Guardian’s team
The sources for the first article
Alleged involvement of Adam Deacon
The Hostility Issue
The Verification Issue
The Contamination Issue
The Reply Issue
The Deletion Issue
Conclusions