Lawyers have been advised to keep electronic court bundles clearly labelled and brief, in general guidance issued by the judiciary
Lawyers are advised to give thought to the number of bundles required―‘it is usually better to have a single hearing e-bundle…rather than multiple bundles’. The guidance, issued this week by the Senior Presiding Judge, President of the Family Division and Judge-in-charge of Live Services, asks that electronic court bundles be in pdf format, numbered by computer-generated numbering and no greater than 300dpi resolution so that it doesn’t slow down scrolling and rendering.
It gives directions on how to add new pages to the bundle after it has been submitted, so the judge is not left confused, and gives clear instructions on how the filename should be written. Unrepresented litigants are asked to comply as far as they can. Moreover, the represented party may want to offer help. The guidance states: ‘If the other party is represented then that party should consider offering to prepare the bundle.’
View the guidance here.
