Background: The Supreme Court of British Columbia reviewed the case Greenpower Motor Company Inc. v. Phillip Oldridge, John Doe Trustee #1 of Phillip Oldridge In Trust, Envirotech Electric Vehicles Inc., EVT Motors Inc., Envirotech Drive Systems Incorporated, focusing on document disclosure related to alleged business conflicts and breach of fiduciary duties by Oldridge.

Legal Issues: The case centered on allegations that Phillip Oldridge, after departing from Greenpower, used confidential information and resources to benefit competing businesses he was involved with. Greenpower sought extensive document disclosure from the defendants to prove their claims of Oldridge's involvement in competing ventures and misuse of proprietary information.

Held: The court applied a two-tiered approach to document disclosure, requiring relevant documents that prove or disprove material facts. Most of Greenpower's requests for extensive document production were denied, as they were deemed overly broad or insufficiently justified, labeling some requests as fishing expeditions. The court found that the defendants had largely complied with appropriate disclosure norms and ruled in favor of the defendants regarding the document production dispute.

Costs/Damages Awarded: The defendants were awarded costs in the cause due to their substantial success in resisting Greenpower’s application for further document disclosure. Financial terms were not specified.