Norwich Pharmacal order

A Norwich Pharmacal order (NPO) is an order for the disclosure of documents or information by the respondent to the applicant. As an equitable remedy, any NPO is discretionary and its terms will be adapted to fit the nature of the claim.

NPOs are typically sought to obtain information about the identity of persons to whom a victim can look for the redress of a wrong. An application is against the respondent, whose identity is known to the applicant and who (usually innocently but it may be otherwise) has been caught up in wrongdoing orchestrated

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