6 Nov 2015
ASSA ABLOY NZ LTD v ALLEGION (NZ) LTD [2015] NZHC 2760
- Citation
- [2015] NZAR600
- Court
- High Court
The court ordered the tailored discovery because documents showing prior publication of the claimed latch were directly relevant to Allegion's invalidity defence, there was credible evidence (draft instruction sheet dated 11/00 and an Interlock News page) giving grounds for believing further third-party communications and marketing documents from 1 June 2000 to 31 March 2001 may exist in the plaintiffs' control, and the estimated search burden (about 30 hours) was proportionate; accordingly Assa Abloy was directed to make a reasonable search and list specified documents and costs were awarded…