Early Applications for Pre-Action Disclosure: Assetco Plc v Grant Thornton UK LLP 04 March 2013 Thomas-Crockett (0) At the heart of an application for pre-action disclosure (“PAD”) in a prospective case where there is no issue as to the correct parties being implicated, is a bifurcated test. The first element consists of a jurisdictional test: would the documents sought fall within standard disclosure? The second element consists of a discretional element: is early disclosure desirable, and should d... [More]