Cases

Fiddes v Channel 4 Television Corporation & Ors (CA)

Held

Dismissing the appeal:

The judge had correctly considered the various factors relevant to the decision. The extent of discovery had to be assessed on a case by case basis.  The judge was right to consider the various features of the case, including the need to limit costs as far as possible, in order to make an order tailored to achieving a just outcome.  There was nothing in the material before the judge to found a sufficient basis for ordering further disclosure of communications in the relevant period.  The appellant's focus on the Third Defendant's altered diary did not provide a basis for a belief that any evidence would appear in the undisclosed emails.  The judge's conclusion was justified and there was no basis on which to interfere with his decision.

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