Wakelin and Kroger

In the matter of *Wakelin and Kroger*, heard before Judge Harman, the dispute concerned the disclosure of medical records. The Applicant sought access to the Respondent's medical records pertaining to mental health treatment, as referred to in her affidavit.

The central legal issue before the Court was whether the Applicant was entitled to obtain details of the Respondent's medical practitioners and, subsequently, to issue notices for the production of those medical records. The Court was required to balance the Applicant's need for this information to conduct their case against the Respondent's privacy and the potential limitations on access to sensitive medical information.

The Court ordered that the Respondent provide details of all medical practitioners consulted for mental health treatment by a specified date. Following receipt of this information, the Applicant's solicitors were granted leave to issue notices for the production of documents to such practitioners as they deemed necessary. However, strict conditions were imposed on the inspection and handling of these records, including limitations on who could inspect them, a right of first inspection for the Respondent's solicitors, and a prohibition on copying the records.