Bula Ltd v Tara Mines Ltd (No 1)

JurisdictionIreland
Judgment Date01 January 1988
Date01 January 1988
Docket Number[1986 No. 10898P]
CourtHigh Court
(H.C.)
Bula Ltd
and
Tara Mines Ltd. (No. 1)

Whether litigant's right to inspection dependent on the strength of his cause of action - R.S.C., 1986 (S.I. No. 15), O. 50, r. 4.

The right of a litigant to seek and obtain an order of inspection is in no way dependent upon the court being satisfied as to the strength of his cause of action. So held by Murphy J. Cooper v. Ince Hall Co.UNK [1876] W.N. 24; Bennitt v. WhitehouseENR (1860) 28 Beav. 119; Montana Company v. St. Louis Mining and Milling CompanyUNK (1894) 152 U.S. 160; Campus Oil Ltd. v. Minister for Industry and EnergyDLRM [1983] ILRM 258 and Campus Oil Ltd. v. Minister for Industry (No. 2)IR [1983] I.R. 88, considered.

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