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The High Court has refused a film production company's application for the defendants to provide discovery of documentation related to receivers' costs, legal costs, and contractual interest. The court found the application premature, as the substantive application it was intended to support had not yet been brought. The court emphasised the need for formal pleadings to articulate serious allegations of overcharging before considering the adequacy of documents or the need for discovery. The court also noted that statutory mechanisms exist for interrogating claims and producing relevant documentation, rendering a court application inappropriate for resolving disputes over legal or receivers' costs.
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