{"id":932,"date":"2019-05-27T04:45:35","date_gmt":"2019-05-27T04:45:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kevinglover.co.nz?p=932"},"modified":"2020-07-28T00:42:39","modified_gmt":"2020-07-28T00:42:39","slug":"search-orders%ef%bb%bf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kevinglover.co.nz\/search-orders%ef%bb%bf\/","title":{"rendered":"Search orders\ufeff"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Search orders are extraordinary remedies which permit a plaintiff to enter the defendant\u2019s premises to search for and confiscate documents (paper and electronic).&nbsp; They are sometimes described as the nuclear weapons for civil procedure, and are reserved for the most serious cases.&nbsp; They are the civil equivalent of a search warrant and are only available in the High Court.&nbsp; Given the nature of the procedure, an application for a search order is made on a \u201cwithout notice\u201d basis. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Court is cautious about granting search orders, and so has developed a number of safeguards:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>A search order will only be granted if and to the extent that it is necessary to prevent the destruction of relevant evidence;<\/li><li>The execution of the order must be supervised by an experienced independent barrister or solicitor acting on behalf of the Court;<\/li><li>The defendant must have an opportunity to obtain legal advice on the order after it is served but before it is executed (normally a window of 1 hour or so) so that they can decide whether to challenge or seek to vary the order;<\/li><li>There will be a return date where the matter is listed in court shortly after the search order is executed.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Executing a search order involves significant cost since it involves a plaintiff to meet the costs of:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Its own lawyer carrying out the search;<\/li><li>Any forensic IT experts involved in cloning electronic devices; 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