The WLR Daily case summaries
[2016] WLR (D) 252
Court of Appeal
Bank Mellat v Her Majesty’s Treasury (No 5)
[2016] EWCA Civ 452
2016 March 1, 2; May 10
Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd CJ, Longmore, Lewison LJJ
Human rights— Claim— “Victim”— Treasury making Order in Council prohibiting persons operating in UK financial sector from dealing with claimant Iranian bank— Claimant seeking damages against Treasury on human rights grounds— Claim including claim for loss of earnings of UK bank in which claimant majority shareholder— Whether UK bank “victim” and so able to bring human rights claim— Whether claimant thereby precluded from bringing human rights claim—
Human Rights Act 1998 (c 42), ss 7, 8, Sch 1, Pt II, art 1