A seemingly dry procedural update may prove potent. In his latest 'Civil way' column for NLJ this week, Stephen Gold explains that new CPR 31.12A—part of the 193rd update—fills a ‘lacuna’ exposed in McLaren Indy v Alpa Racing
From 6 April 2026, courts may order a party to ‘request any person to produce for disclosure’ documents supporting a case.
Gold also highlights a pragmatic ‘sampling approach’ to eye-watering £50m costs bills, tribunal reforms introducing oral ‘summary reasons’, and a new data protection ‘stop the clock’ mechanism.
Not the most ‘exciting’ reform, perhaps, but one likely to bite in heavyweight litigation.
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