[1] Before me, there are two separate applications [encls 114 and 126] for discovery of documents under O 24 ROC 2012.

Facts

[2] This is a claim by the plaintiffs against the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th defendants ("the main defendants") for a range of causes of action that inter alia include breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, defamation, fraud, tort of inducement of breach of contract, conspiracy, tort of unlawful interference with business and trade of the plaintiff's company.

[3] It was alleged that, the main defendants, who are the directors and shareholders of the 1st defendant, had contacted the plaintiffs' client, one AEL (Mauritius) Ltd ("AEL Mauritius") that the 2nd, 3rd and 4th defendants were forming a new company (culminating into the establishment of the 1st defendant) and urged AEL Mauritius to award the 1st defendant with the contract to the detriment of the plaintiffs.

[4] In their defence, the main defendants categorically denied that they were in breach of contract, fiduciary duty or otherwise involved in other allegations in the statement of claim and further stated that whatever contract that they acquired from AEL Mauritius was