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Citation: Sable Offshore Energy Inc.  v. Ameron International

Corporation, 2013 NSSC 131

Date: 20130425

Docket: Hfx. No. 220343

Registry: Halifax

Between:

 

Sable Offshore Energy Inc., as agent for and on behalf of

the Working Interest Owners of the Sable Offshore Energy

Project, Exxon Mobil Canada Properties, Shell Canada

Limited, Imperial Oil Resources, Mosbacher Operating Ltd.,

and Pengrowth Corporation, Exxonmobil Canada Properties,

as operator of the Sable Offshore Energy Project

Plaintiffs

v.

 

Ameron International Corporation, Ameron B.V., Allcolour

Paint Limited, Amercoat Canada, Rubyco Ltd., Danroh Inc.,

Serious Business Inc.

Defendants

 

LIBRARY HEADING

 

 

 

Judge:              The Honourable Justice Suzanne M. Hood

 

Heard:             September 24 and 25, 2012 in Halifax, Nova Scotia

 

Written

Decision:          April 25, 2013

 

Subject:            Production and relevance; litigation privilege; settlement     privilege; common interest privilege; statutory privilege;

facts v. evidence

 

 

 

 

 


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Summary:        The defendants seek further production from the plaintiffs.  The plaintiffs say the documents are not relevant or are privileged

 

Issues:              1)  production and relevance

2)  privilege

 

Result:              Some documents privileged, others, not; facts distinguished from evidence in production request.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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