PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - application by third party publishers to set aside subpoenas to produce documents - where subpoenas sought production of all correspondence "relating to" 21 newspaper articles between second applicant and publishers - where first respondent pleaded defence of qualified privilege to claim in defamation based on reply to an attack contained in the 21 articles - where first respondent alleged, but had not pleaded, that second applicant responsible for attack - whether subpoenas had legitimate forensic purpose - whether documents sought in subpoena had apparent relevance to issues in proceeding - whether terms of subpoena amounted to fishing to support first respondent's speculative allegation that second applicant was responsible for attack contained in articles
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