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Denis O'Brien's application over Dropbox documents struck out after agreement reached
Summary
In a High Court hearing on 19 July 2016, Mr Denis O'Brien's application to obtain documents from a Dropbox account belonging to an employee of Red Flag Consulting was struck out after the parties reached an agreement. The agreement provided that Dropbox would supply the material, described as relating to a dossier distribution, to the defendant, and that the material would be subject to any court‑ordered discovery. Mr O'Brien also agreed to indemnify Dropbox for its costs. Red Flag, which had opposed the discovery motion, did not accept Mr O'Brien's description of the material. The judge, Mr Justice Colm MacEochaidh, struck out the motions against Dropbox Inc and Dropbox Ireland, ruled that Red Flag was entitled to its costs for the motion against Dropbox, and placed a stay on that order pending the final outcome of the action. Both parties sought costs in respect of the motion.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Denis O'Brien's application over Dropbox documents struck out after agreement reached. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision
When:
- 2016-07-19 Publication
Places mentioned
- High Court
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