Judgment of the Svea Court of Appeal, 9 March 2011, Case No. Ö 8181-10
Summary: The respondent petitioned the Swedish courts for assistance in obtaining documentary evidence under Section 26 of the Swedish Arbitration Act. Because the requested documents contained trade secrets, Chapter 36, Section 6 of the Swedish Code of Procedure required that the request could be granted only if exceptional circumstances existed to support the disclosure. After balancing the interests of the parties, the Svea Court of Appeal found that such circumstances existed and granted the request.