Bula Ltd. (In Receivership) v. Tara Mines [2000] IESC 15 (12th May, 2000)

Bula Ltd. (In Receivership) v. Tara Mines [2000] IESC 15 (12th May, 2000)

The court refused the plaintiffs' application for discovery or production of further documents, except for a specific document Tara Mines agreed to provide. Issues of waiver and estoppel will be determined with the main motion.

Citation
[2000] IESC 15
Parties
Plaintiff/appellant: Bula Limited (In Receivership); Plaintiff/appellant: Bula Holdings; Plaintiff/appellant: Thomas C. Roche; Plaintiff/appellant: Thomas J. Roche; Plaintiff/appellant: Richard Wood; Plaintiff/appellant: Michael Wymes; Defendant/respondent: Tara Mines Limited; Defendant/respondent: Outokumpu OY; Defendant/respondent: Thomas Farrell; Defendant/respondent: Brendan Hynes; Defendant/respondent: Michael McCarthy; Defendant/respondent: Sean Murray; Defendant/respondent: David Libby; Defendant/respondent: Murrough O'Brien; Defendant/respondent: Yvonne Scannell; Defendant/respondent: Heikki Solin; Defendant/respondent: Juhani Tanila; Defendant/respondent: John Tully; Defendant/respondent: Risto Virrankoski; Defendant/respondent: Pertti Voutilainen; Defendant/respondent: The Minister for Energy; Defendant/respondent: Michael O'Connell
Jurisdiction
Ireland
Procedural Posture
Appeal / Interlocutory Ruling on Discovery Motion
Outcome
application for discovery refused except for agreed document
Legal Topics
Discovery, Waiver, Estoppel
Civil Procedure Discovery Waiver Estoppel

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Parties

Bula Limited (In Receivership)

Plaintiff/appellant

Bula Holdings

Plaintiff/appellant

Thomas C. Roche

Plaintiff/appellant

Thomas J. Roche

Plaintiff/appellant

Richard Wood

Plaintiff/appellant

Michael Wymes

Plaintiff/appellant

Tara Mines Limited

Defendant/respondent

Outokumpu OY

Defendant/respondent

Thomas Farrell

Defendant/respondent

Brendan Hynes

Defendant/respondent

Michael McCarthy

Defendant/respondent

Sean Murray

Defendant/respondent

David Libby

Defendant/respondent

Murrough O'Brien

Defendant/respondent

Yvonne Scannell

Defendant/respondent

Heikki Solin

Defendant/respondent

Juhani Tanila

Defendant/respondent

John Tully

Defendant/respondent

Risto Virrankoski

Defendant/respondent

Pertti Voutilainen

Defendant/respondent

The Minister for Energy

Defendant/respondent

Michael O'Connell

Defendant/respondent

Procedural Posture

Appeal / Interlocutory Ruling on Discovery Motion

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether plaintiffs are entitled to discovery of specific documents from defendants
  2. 2 Whether issues of waiver and estoppel should be determined as preliminary matters

Ratio Decidendi

The court refused the plaintiffs' application for discovery or production of further documents, except for a specific document Tara Mines agreed to provide. Issues of waiver and estoppel will be determined with the main motion.

Court Disposition

application for discovery refused except for agreed document

Orders

  • Plaintiffs' application for discovery or production of further documents refused.
  • Tara Mines to provide submission relating to the Minerals Development Act 1979 to applicants and court.