It might be contended that CPR 31PD 2A and electronic disclosure
are little known or practised outside the Admiralty and Commercial
Court. If so, such myth needs to be swiftly dispelled when over 90%
of business documentation is electronic in form. The Practice
Direction is in the Civil Procedure Rules and those practising in
civil courts are expected to know the rules and practice them; it
is gross incompetence not to.
Judge Simon Brown (Oct 2009)
Earles v Barclays Bank Plc [2009] EWHC 2500 (Mercantile)
(08 October 2009)