UPC CFI LD Milan, 6 May 2024: lawyers only confidentiality club by consent
10-05-2024 Print this pageIPPT20240506, UPC CFI, LD Milan, Oerlikon v Bhagat
Lawyers only confidentiality club by consent with respect to a document filed in preparation for the Interim Conference in connection with the JR's invitation to document the costs (Article 58 UPCA, Rule 262A RoP).
In conclusion, the Court considers that it is possible for the parties to exclude access by a natural person by mutual agreement or by the interested party's waiver of the right of access by a natural person, this being compatible with the Unified Patent system and in practice guaranteeing due process and the right of defence, in the light of the principle of proportionality and flexibility.
