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High Court, in personal injuries proceedings, rules that post-accident medical records (rather than just the medical report which the plaintiff wishes to rely upon) are not only relevant but invariably crucial to every personal injuries claim, but restricts discovery of the post-accident medical records to a period of five months from the date of the accident, on the basis that discovery with no time-limit would be disproportionate in a case with such a (relatively) minor injury.
Personal injuries - discovery - plaintiff claims that he is entitled to restrict the defendant to having sight of the medical report upon which the plaintiff is relying to support his claim for damages, and not have sight of all his post-accident medical records - whether the courts should order discovery of post-accident medical records (rather than just the medical report which the plaintiff wishes to rely upon) in order to keep the plaintiff ‘honest’ in pursuing his claim for personal injuries - claim arising from damage to the shin of his left leg sustained from a bullock - whether post-accident medical records are relevant and necessary - time-span for post-accident medical records.
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