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What should we do if a search or seizure is carried out against the company?

The first rule is not to obstruct the process physically — and to record every step of it and call a lawyer immediately. A search and seizure runs under the Criminal Procedure Code (No. 527…

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The first rule is not to obstruct the process physically — and to record every step of it and call a lawyer immediately. A search and seizure runs under the Criminal Procedure Code (No. 5271) and as a rule rests on an order, so begin by noting the order itself, its scope and who is authorised to act on it; confirm in the record which documents and devices w…

The first rule is not to obstruct the process physically — and to record every step of it and call a lawyer immediately. A search and seizure runs under the Criminal Procedure Code (No. 5271) and as a rule rests on an order, so begin by noting the order itself, its scope and who is authorised to act on it; confirm in the record which documents and devices were taken; and have your reservations entered in that record. Your rights to challenge the order and the record are preserved.

While it is going on, we monitor the safeguards on the spot: attorney-client correspondence and defence documents kept separate, personal data protected, and the business not halted further than the order requires. What employees say matters just as much — a statement given in a panic can be used against the company later. The effective protection is a short “what to do” protocol prepared before any of this happens, rather than improvised on the morning.

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