Nature of third party disclosure orders
Third party disclosure orders, commonly referred to as
"Norwich Pharmacal orders" are a well-established form of
relief which allows an applicant to obtain disclosure of
information and documents from a third party. Originally based on
the English case of the same name1, they are a widely used tool in
litigation in the BVI.
The circumstances in which a Norwich Pharmacal order may be
sought include the following: (a) to identify wrongdoers, (b) to
identify the full nature of the wrongdoing to enable the applicant
to plead their case, (c) to trace assets and proprietary claims and
(d) to aid execution of a judgment. As such, it is an effective
remedy for parties who have been defrauded in some way and for
those dealing with evasive judgment debtors.
