Is Bates numbering accepted by UK courts?

Yes. Bates numbering is widely used in UK litigation for disclosure and for marking exhibits in court bundles. The format is flexible — courts and tribunals accept any consistent prefix-and-number scheme that uniquely identifies each page.

What's the difference between Bates numbers and bundle pagination?

Bundle pagination is the continuous page numbering on the bundle (e.g. 1, 2, 3 …). Bates numbering is per-document or per-disclosure-tranche and uses a prefix (DEF-0001) so the same page can be referenced before and after it's added to a bundle. Many cases use both.

Can the stamper produce per-document exhibit stamps?

Yes. Switch to exhibit-stamp mode to apply a single 'Exhibit X' stamp to a document rather than a sequential per-page number.

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Bates Stamper

Name: Bates Stamper for UK Legal Documents
Author: BundleCreator

Add professional Bates numbers to PDF documents

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Stamp Configuration

Prefix

e.g., DOC-, EXH-, ABC-

Start Number

Digits

Font Size

Position

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DOC-0001

First page will be numbered DOC-0001

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Bates and exhibit numbering — what UK courts expect

Numbering conventions for disclosure, exhibits, and court bundles.

Stat	Value	Source
Civil disclosure — typical Bates format	Prefix + zero-padded sequence (e.g. DEF-0001, CL-0042)	CPR Part 31 — Disclosure
Family Court bundle — pagination	Continuous, legible numbers throughout the bundle	PD27A paragraph 4.5
Exhibits — labelling convention	Initials + sequential number (e.g. SH-1, SH-2)	FPR Practice Direction 22A — written evidence

Building court bundles?

BundleCreator automatically generates compliant pagination (A1, A2, A3...) with hyperlinked indexes.