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CBS Butler Ltd v Brown

[2013] EWHC 3944 (QB)
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtHigh Court of Justice, Queen's Bench Division
Year2013
StatusPersuasive authority

Key Principle

An order depriving a defendant of meaningful participation in the disclosure of his own electronic material is an intrusive remedy that may be made only where there is a 'paramount need' to prevent a denial of justice, a threshold significantly higher than merely showing breach of employment duties or misuse of confidential information.

Area of Law

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