Read the full judgment text of HCA 000330/2001 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 28 November 2001 before Chung J.
Discovery – RHC O.24 r.7(1) – RHC O.24 r.3(1) – affidavit of documents – supplemental list – class of documents – relevance – causation – necessity for fair disposal – scope of order – amendment of schedule – application granted subject to amendment – Plaintiffs claimed former solicitor failed to advise properly, leading to loss of deposits on land purchase – Defendant sought discovery of correspondence between Plaintiffs and vendors – Plaintiffs denied existence – Defendant obtained partial correspondence – Court found conditions satisfied – description too wide – narrowed to 'correspondence and documents relating to any payment' – orders granted.
Legal issues: Entitlement to discovery order under RHC O.24 r.7(1) and r.3(1)
Outcome: Application granted subject to amendment of the schedule.
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