Legalwise: The Duty of Disclosure and Discovery Rules
Friday April 1, 2022

Legalwise: The Duty of Disclosure and Discovery Rules

Friday, April 01, 2022

On 16 March 2022, Accredited Family Law Specialist and Page Provan Director Stephen Page joined Legalwise at the 19th Annual Family Law Conference.

In his presentation, he examined practical legal ethics in family law, particularly the duty of disclosure and discovery rules. Stephen discussed:

  • the obligation of disclosure and implications of failing to make a full and frank disclosure
  • how to deal with another party failing to make a disclosure
  • your obligations when your client fails to disclose
  • claims of privilege
  • non-disclosure arguments
  • impact of the rules on subpoenas
  • proportionality

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