20 Mar 2019
EUROPEAN FOODS LTD v CANEGALLO [2019] NZHC 503
- Citation
- [2019] NZHC 503
- Court
- High Court
The Court refused EFL's broad requests for particular discovery because EFL failed to establish reasonable grounds to believe Canegallo possessed undisclosed documents showing a breach of the restraint; many challenged communications were plausibly explained as outside the restraint or sent in error and requests were disproportionate or fishing. The Court granted limited particular discovery against EFL (supplementary affidavit and production within 20 working days) confined to specified categories narrowly tailored to the pleadings (certain resignation letters, documents regarding replacemen…