Climate Contract Playbook Edition 3
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Green Litigation Protocol Module 1 Written Correspondence
Written Correspondence Between the Parties 1. Parties agree to correspond by way of electronic communication only, and not to print copies of electronic communications unnecessarily. 2. Parties agree not to request hard copy documents from each other unnecessarily. 3. At the start of the dispute, the parties should share or agree on the following: a. the relevant email addresses for all email communications to be sent to if not using a shared platform for all communications; b. the maximum size of file accepted (e.g.15MB); c. the platform agreed by the parties for the sharing of larger documents, if documents exceed maximum size; d. requirement that any document served by email must be in searchable pdf format where possible; e. whether any specific security should be applied to documents, for example, through use of passwords; and f. any required labelling convention of documents. Written Correspondence with Third Parties 4. The parties agree, as far as is reasonably possible, to seek to correspond by way of electronic communication only with any third parties. 5. Where it is not possible to correspond by way of electronic communication with a third party, the parties agree to use best endeavours to print all correspondence double-sided. Written Correspondence Within Legal Teams 6. Legal teams seek to correspond internally by way of electronic communication only and should not print copies of electronic communications unnecessarily. 7. Where it is not possible to correspond by way of electronic communication, the parties agree to use best endeavours to print all correspondence double-sided.
Module 2 Bundles
Internal preparation & analysis bundles 1.
Parties are to avoid printing documents where possible.
2. When compiling document bundles for internal preparation and analysis purposes, the parties are to use electronic bundles where possible. 3. Where hard copies are required or unavoidable, parties should print double sided and consider whether it is practicable to print in A5 format. If these bundles need updating, parties will amend existing bundles instead of recreating them.
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