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New Zealand Case Law

Use of seized evidence
  • 9 Jul 2012

    JAG MEDIA LTD V MAGNA SYSTEMS ENGINEERING (NZ) LTD HC AK CIV-2012-404-1965

    Citation
    openlaw-8f259ecd_b584_4f02_b2f5_e38937b72445.pdf
    Court
    High Court

    The plaintiffs' application to release the expert and solicitor reports to the proposed third parties was dismissed because there were no special circumstances to permit collateral use of material obtained under the search order; however, the court ordered by consent a defined process for management of the seized data whereby the search expert (Mr Spence) provides copies of all obtained data and process information to the first defendant (Magna), with a mechanism for Magna to identify material it contends should be returned or claimed privileged and with forensic images retained securely and…