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You are here: BAILII >> Databases >> England and Wales High Court (Queen's Bench Division) Decisions >> Rio Tinto Plc v Vale S.A. & Ors [2015] EWHC 1865 (QB) (29 June 2015) URL: https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/QB/2015/1865.html Cite as: [2015] EWHC 1865 (QB) |
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QUEEN'S BENCH DIVISION
Strand, London, WC2A 2LL |
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B e f o r e :
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Claimant |
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VALE S.A. AND OTHERS |
Defendants |
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And Between: |
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VALE S.A. |
Applicant |
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LIVINGSTONE AND COMPANY LTD AFRICA RISK CONSULTING LTD BEGBIES TRAYNOR (INVESTIGATIONS) LTD |
Respondents |
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Andrew George QC and David Hirst (instructed by Farrers LLP) for the First Respondents, (by Sheridans) for the Second Respondents and (by DWF LLP) for the Third Respondents
Hearing date: 25 June 2015
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Crown Copyright ©
Mrs Justice Andrews:
"…here, the process is to consider fairly the strength and value of the interest in preserving confidentiality and the damage which may be caused by breaking it; then to consider whether the objective – to dispose fairly of the case – can be achieved without doing so, and only in a last resort to order discovery, subject if need be to protective measures. This is a more complex process than merely using the scales; it is an exercise in judicial judgment."