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UNIFORM CIVIL PROCEDURE RULES 2005 - REG 21.5

Documents to be made available

21.5 Documents to be made available

(cf SCR Part 23, rule 3(9) and (10); DCR Part 22, rule 3(9) and (10))

(1) Subject to the requirements of any Act or law, Party B must ensure that the documents described in Part 1 of the list of documents (other than privileged documents)--
(a) are physically kept and arranged in a way that makes the documents readily accessible and capable of convenient inspection by party A, and
(b) are identified in a way that enables particular documents to be readily retrieved,
from the time the list of documents is served on party A until the time the trial of the proceedings is completed.
(2) Within 21 days after service of the list of documents, or within such other period or at such other times as the court may specify, party B must, on request by party A--
(a) produce for party A's inspection the documents described in Part 1 of the list of documents (other than privileged documents), and
(b) make available to party A a person who is able to, and does on party A's request, explain the way the documents are arranged and assist in locating and identifying particular documents or classes of documents, and
(c) provide facilities for the inspection and copying of such of the documents (other than privileged documents) as are not capable of being photocopied, and
(d) provide photocopies of, or facilities for the photocopying of, such of the documents as are capable of being photocopied, subject to--
(i) party A's solicitor undertaking to pay the reasonable costs of providing those photocopies or facilities, or
(ii) if party A has no solicitor, party A providing to party B an amount not less than a reasonable estimate of the reasonable costs of providing those photocopies or facilities.



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