HOW NOT TO MAKE AN APPLICATION FOR NON-PARTY DISCLOSURE – AN OBJECT LESSON: “THE APPLICATION WAS… FATALLY FLAWED FROM THE OUTSET AND SHOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN MADE”

Today we are looking at a case that everyone involved in making an application for non-party disclosure should read. The Master was highly critical of the applicant's conduct of the application and the evidence in support. It proved to be a fruitless, and most probably expensive, exercise. When a ju...