1. The Supreme Court's provisions on lawyers' investigation orders refer to legal documents in which the litigants in civil litigation and their attorneys can't collect relevant evidence of litigation cases by themselves due to objective reasons, and the attorneys investigate and collect relevant evidence from the units or individuals under investigation upon the application of attorneys and the approval of the people's court. Give full play to the role of lawyers in civil litigation and realize the legitimate rights and interests of the parties in time.
2. Legal basis: Article 17 of the Provisions of the Supreme People's Court on Evidence in Civil Proceedings.
The parties and their agents ad litem may apply to the people's court for investigation and collection of evidence:
(a) the evidence collected by the application for investigation belongs to the archival materials kept by the relevant state departments, and the people's court must transfer it according to its functions and powers;
(two) materials involving state secrets, commercial secrets and personal privacy;
(3) Other materials that the parties and their agents ad litem cannot collect by themselves due to objective reasons.
Second, what materials are needed to apply for a lawyer's investigation order?
The materials for applying for an investigation order include an application for an investigation order. The following are the relevant conditions for lawyers to apply for an investigation order:
1. The applicant must be a party to a case accepted by our court or an agent ad litem entrusted by it;
2. The applicant shall submit an application to the people's court, stating the evidence to be collected and the facts to be proved, as well as the reasons why the above evidence cannot be obtained;
3. The holder is the litigation agent of the parties to the case, limited to lawyers who have obtained valid lawyer practice certificates.