The parties had exchanged lists of documents but one side objected to inspection of a number of them on the ground that it would put them in breach of French law.
Held: There was discretion to be exercised. Neuberger J ordered inspection bearing in mind the relevance of the documents and very small risk of prosecution.
Judges:
Neuberger J
Citations:
[2000] CP Rep 65
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
See Also – Morris v Banque Arab et Internationale D’Investissment SA (No 2) ChD 26-Oct-2000
For an order to be made under the section, and a contribution to the shortfall on insolvency made, it was necessary to show that the person against whom the order was sought had in some way participated in the fraudulent activity. It was not . .
Cited – Property Alliance Group Ltd v The Royal Bank of Scotland Plc ChD 19-Feb-2015
The claimant said that interest rate manipulation by the defendant bank had caused it losses in interest rate derivatives and SWAP agreements. In the course of that the claimants sought disclosure of internal documents. The defendants resisted . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
Litigation Practice
Updated: 16 August 2022; Ref: scu.543479
