Court Procedure

Disclosure Categories (A/B/C/D)

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The four categories a third party sorts disclosed documents into when responding to a third party disclosure order: Category A — documents in their control with no claim to withhold inspection; Category B — documents in their control but inspection is withheld (e.g. on grounds of privilege); Category C — documents that were but are no longer in their control; and Category D — documents that were never in their control.

In Plain English

A way for a person or company not involved in the case to group the documents they have been asked to provide. It indicates whether they have the papers, are keeping them private for legal reasons, or no longer have them.

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Published19 August 2026Last reviewed23 September 2026

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