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The High Court has ruled that it cannot compel overseas parties to disclose documents located abroad through pre-action disclosure applications under s.33(2) Senior Courts Act 1981. This landmark decision resolves a question left open by the Court of Appeal and establishes that the Hague Convention regime, rather than domestic pre-action disclosure procedures, is the proper mechanism for obtaining evidence from foreign jurisdictions.