The Court of Appeal has ruled that an employer is entitled to require a current or former employee or other individual working for it to produce business emails stored on their personal computer or other devices, for inspection and copying. This is a necessary incident of the agency-principal or employment relationship and there is no need for the company to assert ownership of the emails. (Fairstar Heavy Transport NV v Adkins, CA)
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