25 May 2023
BLOMFIELD v ATTORNEY-GENERAL & Anor [2023] NZHC 1169
- Citation
- [2023] NZHC 1169
- Court
- High Court
The Court held that r 8.21 authorises a non-party only to file an affidavit about documents in their control and to make such documents available for inspection; it does not permit the Court to order delivery of non-parties' electronic devices to an independent examiner. Applying the necessity test, communications between Mr A and Mr Slater are relevant and an order under r 8.21 against Slater to search his records, file an affidavit and produce documents was justified. The application against the Police was dismissed because the connection between police-held cloned material and the civil ca…