eDiscovery in New Zealand under the new amended rules

Abstract

Judge David Harvey and Daniel B. Garrie set out the recent changes to the discovery rules in New Zealand, embodied in the High Court Amendment Rules (No 2) 2011, covering co-operation; proportionality; duties requiring the preservation of documents; duty of disclosure of documents; discovery checklist; and provisions for standard or tailored discovery

Index words: electronic discovery; New Zealand High Court Rules; High Court Amendment Rules (No 2) 2011; new principles – co-operation, proportionality; new duties – preservation of documents, disclosure of documents