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Discovery of documents refused prior to delivery of defence
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Master of the High Court refuses application for discovery of medical records and names and addresses of witnesses.
Discovery - personal injuries action - medical records - names and addresses of witnesses - whether real need for discovery - proportionality between volume of documents to be discovered and the degree to which the documents are likely to advance the case - pre-accident medical records - whether discovery should be granted to facilitate lodgement - whether discovery should be ordered prior to defence.
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