The following points are of note:
- The document must be a single PDF.
- The document must be numbered in ascending order regardless of whether multiple documents have been combined together
- Index pages and authorities must be numbered as part of the single PDF document (they are not to be skipped; they are part of the single PDF and must be numbered).
- The default display view size of all pages must always be 100%.
- Texts on all pages must be selectable to facilitate comments and highlights to be imposed on the texts.
- The bookmarks must be labelled indicating what document they are referring to (best to have the same name or title as the actual document) and also display the relevant page numbers.
- The resolution on the electronic bundle must be reduced to about 200 or 300 dpi to prevent delays whilst scrolling from one page to another
- The index page must be hyperlinked to the pages or documents they refer to.
- Supplementary documents or bundles filed during or close to the start of the hearing must be created as a separate single PDF numbered in ascending order starting from 1 and filed on a new memory stick.
The parties are encouraged to co-operate in the preparation of electronic documents.
Pagination should begin with the first page of the first document and should be continued throughout the entire series of documents. New pagination must not be used for separate documents or folders within the single pdf.
Text on all pages must be in a format that will allow comments and highlighting to be imposed on the text. Bookmarks must be labelled so as to identify the document to which each refers. The bookmark should have the same name or title as the actual document. The index page must be hyperlinked to the pages or documents to which it refers. A sample bundle will be available for Court users from the Registry.
Core volumes and volumes of authorities must be filed as a single pdf document and bookmarked in accordance with the index so that each individual document can be accessed directly by hypertext link both from the index page and from bookmarks on the left-hand side.
General guidance published regarding PDF Court Bundles:
https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/GENERAL-GUIDANCE-ON-PDF-BUNDLES-f-1.pdf
How to prepare a trial bundle and index:
https://www.advicenow.org.uk/guides/how-prepare-trial-bundle-and-index