1 Feb 2006
BAY OF PLENTY ELECTRICITY LTD V NGC NEW ZEALAND LTD HC WN CIV 2004-485-2287
- Citation
- openlaw-126779a8_bf44_4cfa_a966_25fd56816815.pdf
- Court
- High Court
The court ordered limited further discovery: NGC must file an affidavit as to possession/control of documents relating to its Maui gas portfolio and ROFR availability for the period immediately prior to 6 February 2003 through 2 August 2004, but refused to order broad discovery of Strawman negotiation materials and post-re-determination supply contracts as oppressive and of low probative value; the court upheld NGC's privilege claims over the challenged internal documents on the basis of the in-house lawyer's sworn evidence that the communications were for the dominant purpose of legal advice…