Discovery
The process of providing documents to an opposing party in US litigation. Unlike the UK, the US process is driven by "pull" i.e. a party needs to specify the documents they want each opposing party to produce.


For law firms with offices in the UK, we can provide the services of a litigation support manager on a contract basis - to cope with a particularly large matter or to cover maternity leave for example.
Typically the work done by a litigation support manager might involve:
For firms without an office inside the UK we offer the services of an independent consultant on the ground with extensive knowledge of the London market for litigation support services. In addition to the services outlined above, we can also:
The process of providing documents to an opposing party in US litigation. Unlike the UK, the US process is driven by "pull" i.e. a party needs to specify the documents they want each opposing party to produce.

The standard of acceptable conduct is determined through experience. In the discovery context, the standards have been set by years of judicial decisions analyzing allegations of misconduct and reaching a determination as to what a party must do to meet its obligation to participate meaningfully and fairly in the discovery phase of a judicial proceeding. A failure to conform to this standard is negligent even if it results from a pure heart and an empty head.
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