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Advance discovery
  • 13 Feb 2014

    CHINAPLUS WINES LTD v. NICHOLAS FREDERICK PEGNA AND OTHERS

    Citation
    CHINAPLUS WINES LTD v. NICHOLAS FREDERICK PEGNA AND OTHERS
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCA905/2011

    Advance discovery for the requested iPhone contact details is granted only on condition that the plaintiff gives an express undertaking not to copy, use or disclose the documents other than for the purpose of HCA905/2011 because the defendants' articulated concern about potential ulterior use (including vague police involvement) made it just and equitable to require the undertaking; the application for circa 50,000 old emails (2000-2006) is premature and should proceed, if at all, by normal discovery procedure given issues of relevance, cost and necessity, therefore no order was made for thos…