The WLR Daily case summaries
[2024] WLR(D) 425
Court of Appeal
Shehabi and another v Kingdom of Bahrain
[2024] EWCA Civ 1158
2024 July 29, 30; Oct 4
Lady Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill CJ, Males, Warby LJJ
International law— State immunity— Act of State— Claim that agents of foreign state had installed spyware in computers of claimants located in United Kingdom— Claimants suffering psychiatric injury on discovery of foreign state spying on them— Whether foreign state entitled to claim immunity from civil proceedings— Whether proceedings in respect of personal injury caused by an act or omission in the United Kingdom—
State Immunity Act 1978 (c 33), s 5