The claimant was the one time a business associate of a Mr Mustafa Mohammed Abdul Qader Al Omari but the relationship had broke down. The Claimant instituted proceedings in the national courts of Qatar against Mr Al Omari and an associated firm seeking payment of monies he claimed were due to him. That action was unsuccessful before the court of first instance but on appeal the Court of Appeal, on the request of the Claimant considered at a hearing on 30 October 2019, authorised the recovery of certain documentation for the purposes of that litigation. That documentation included a document or documents believed to be in the possession of this Defendant.

As a result the Registrar of the Court of Appeal wrote to the Defendant who replied on 1 December, stating among other things that certain accounts

were confidential.