The Court held that absence of apparent relevance is a sufficient ground to set aside a notice to produce, applying the test that documents need only 'possibly throw light on' the issues in the proceedings. On review of a Registrar's decision under UCPR r 45.19, the reviewing court makes its own decision on the material before the Registrar without needing to find error, though the review is not a full hearing de novo as parties are generally restricted to the material before the Registrar. On confidentiality restrictions for access to produced documents, the Court held that where a plaintiff invokes the court's jurisdiction and seeks to restrict a defendant's access, a strong case is required, and as the final hearing approaches the dictates of justice must prevail over confidentiality interests — here varying the Registrar's orders to permit limited disclosure to the defendant personally through counsel.
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