The Court set aside two notices to produce issued by a self-represented plaintiff on the basis that the documents sought (death certificates and a marriage certificate) lacked a legitimate forensic purpose, as the facts they would establish were either already admitted on the pleadings or not raised as material issues by the pleadings. Williams J also indicated, in obiter, that the plaintiff had failed to demonstrate the exceptional circumstances required under Practice Note SC Eq 11 for pre-evidence disclosure.
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