From the Introduction:
“With this Proclamation, The Sedona Conference® launches a national drive to promote open and forthright information sharing, dialogue (internal and external), training, and the development of practical tools to facilitate cooperative, collaborative, transparent discovery. This Proclamation challenges the bar to achieve these goals and refocus litigation toward the substantive resolution of legal dispute”
The commentary makes, among others, the following points (1) cooperation in discovery is consistent with zealous advocacy; (2) is required by the Rules of Civil Procedure; (3) lawyers should become aware of the “need and advantages” of cooperation, get committed to it, and develop appropriate tools.
The full text is available at https://thesedonaconference.org…
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