Read the full judgment text of CACV 000088/2000 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 19 May 2000 before Hon Godfrey VP, Keith JA.
Matrimonial proceedings – Discovery – Company documents – Further and better particulars – Court of Appeal – Costs – Husband and wife separated – Husband director of Hip Wall Industries Limited – Wife sought production of invoices, accounts, receipts, vouchers and bank statements – Judge ordered production – Appeal against order – Whether order oppressive – Whether bank statements relevant – Substituted order for inspection of books of account – Costs – No order made – Husband to disclose other company interests
Legal issues: Scope of discovery order for company documents · Relevance of bank statements · Substituted order for company documents · Costs order
Outcome: Appeal allowed; judge's order set aside and substituted