Patents Court Practice - SafeStand Ltd v Weston Homes Plc
Author Basher Eyre Licence CC BY-SA 2.0 Source Wikimedia Commons Jane Lambert Patents Court (Campbell Forsyth) Safestand Ltd v Weston Homes Plc and others [2023] EWHC 1098 (Pat) (10 May 2023) A fundamental principle of civil litigation in England and Wales is that each party discloses to the other(s) any and all documents in his or her possession, custody or control that relate(s) to an issue in the proceedings. An important exception is that documents that are prepared for the purpose of litigation do not have to be disclosed because they are protected by legal professional privilege. The concept of "legal professional privilege" is explained conveniently by this anonymous article dated 30 Aug 2022 on the Law Society website. Legal Professional Privilege and Experiments In patent proceedings, parties often carry out experiments to prove or disprove facts that may be in issue. Those experiments are covered by legal professional ...