3 May 2015

Ms Chadia El Meouchi, Mr Michel El Meouchi, Ms Carine Parran and Mr Walid Honein (Badri and Salim Ehneouchi Law Firm) for the Applicant/Claimant

Mr Roger Kennel and Mr Ravinder Thukral (Brown Rudnick LLP) for the Respondent/Defendant

In the name of His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, Emir of the State of Qatar

President Phillips, Justice Dohmann, Justice Scott:

JUDGMENT

Introduction

1. On 14 and 15 April this Court heard an application for permission to appeal against the judgment of the First Instance Circuit, Justice Cullen, Justice Robertson and Justice Al Sayed, delivered on 25 September 2014. The hearing was on the basis that if, and to the extent that, permission to appeal was granted the hearing would be treated as the hearing of the appeal.

2. At the same time the Court heard, on the same basis, an application for permission to appeal against the Order in respect of the costs in this matter made by the same Justices on 20 January 2015.