7 Apr 2008
BURMEISTER & ANOR V O'BRIEN AND ORS HC TAU CIV 2005-470-396
- Citation
- openlaw-8e6676b9_3f96_4bec_b7b0_b5afce53c615.pdf
- Court
- High Court
The Court ordered Harding & Associates Limited to give non-party discovery under r302 because an order was necessary; however s40 of the Legal Services Act 2000 protects legally aided applicants from being ordered to pay the non-party's expenses, costs or disbursements unless exceptional circumstances are shown, and no such application was made, so Harding & Associates cannot recover its expenses under r303 absent exceptional circumstances; Harding & Associates was given 20 working days to comply and may assert privilege or confidentiality by affidavit with possible in-camera inspection under…