13 Nov 2009
DORBU V THE LAWYERS AND CONVEYANCERS DISCIPLINARY TRIBUNAL AND ANOR HC AK CIV 2009-404-7381
- Citation
- openlaw-83abea84_3e2c_4a52_90a4_00fad9e4106e.pdf
- Court
- High Court
The application for interim relief (stay and quashing of the Tribunal's decisions) was refused because it was not necessary to preserve the applicant's position; the Tribunal properly dismissed the last‑minute, broadly framed discovery application given inconvenience and privilege concerns. The Tribunal does not have a statutory power to order discovery against non‑parties under the 1982 Act but may compel attendance and production by summons under s126; under the 2006 Act a Judge's certificate under Schedule 4 cl 6 is the mechanism for authorising Tribunal summonses. The applicant is not bou…