Partner Denis Olarou and counsel Tim Baildam analyse the Cayman
Islands' perspective in contrast to the English view on Norwich
Pharmacal disclosure orders in support of foreign
proceedings.
Norwich Pharmacal disclosure orders
("NPOs") are a powerful tool in the
arsenal of any aggrieved party looking to discover information in
its efforts to pursue the wrongdoers and recover their property.
NPOs enable the aggrieved party to obtain information from third
parties who have become mixed up in the fraud, to enable the victim
to prosecute claims against the wrongdoer. For example, the Cayman
Courts are frequently asked to make NPOs against companies which
provide registered office services to companies incorporated in the
Cayman Islands, who are likely to hold information concerning the
identity of the shareholders and ultimate beneficial owners of a
company. In many cases of complex fraud, it is common for there to
be a connection to several jurisdictions, and it is
