Supreme Court - Press Summary BACKGROUND TO THE APPEAL A is a former member of the Security Service, B its Director of Establishments. A wants to publish a book about his work in the Security Service. A duty of confidentiality binds A and he cannot publish material relating to the Security Service without B’s consent. B refused A’s application for consent to publish. As a result, A began proceedings in the High Court to challenge B’s decision. He claimed, amongst other thin ...
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Mr Khoury was the chairman, general manager and a director of the Consolidated Contractors International Company SAL (“CCIC”). He has at all times been habitually resident in Greece. In July 2007, Mr Masri obtained without notice an order for his examination as an officer of CCIC in respect of CCIC’s means under CPR 71. The order, granted without notice and on paper by Master Miller, provided for service on the London solicitors then acting for CCIC. It was common ground that t ...
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