Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2023)

28.1   Scope of this Part

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    (1)   This Part sets out rules about the disclosure and inspection of documents.

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    (2)   In this Part —

“copy”, in relation to a document, means anything onto which information recorded in the document has been copied, by whatever means and whether directly or indirectly; and

“document” means anything on or in which information of any description is recorded.

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    (3)   A party “discloses” a document by revealing that the document exists or has existed.

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    (4)   For the purposes of this Part a document is “directly relevant” if —

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      (a)     the party with control of the document intends to rely on it;

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      (b)     it tends to adversely affect that party's case; or

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      (c)     it tends to support another party's case; but

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    the rule of law known as “the rule in Peruvian Guano” does not apply.