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Derby & Co Ltd v Weldon (No 9)

[1991] 1 WLR 652
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
Year1990
Statusunclear

Key Principle

“Control” for discovery includes a presently enforceable legal right to obtain the document from a third party.

Area of Law

Civil Procedure — discovery-control

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