Wakefield v Outhwaite: 1990

When seeking an order for a third party to disclose documents, the threshold condition cannot be circumvented by an order which puts upon the non-party the task of identifying those documents within a composite class which do, and those which do not, meet the condition.

Citations:

[1990] 2 Lloyd’s Rep 157

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Cited by:

CitedFlood v Times Newspapers Ltd and others QBD 5-Mar-2009
The claimant police officer complained of an alleged defamation in an article published by the defendant. The defendant wished to obtain information from the IPCC to show that they were investigating the matter as a credible issue. The court . .
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Litigation Practice

Updated: 09 November 2022; Ref: scu.322732