Rana Al-Aggad v Talal Al-Aggad & Ors
| Court | Queen's Bench Division (Commercial Court) |
| Judge | CHRISTOP HER HANCOCK KC |
| Neutral Citation | [2024] EWHC 226 (Comm) |
| Date | 06 February 2024 |
| Year | 2024 |
| Counsel | Anthony Peto Kc,Shane Sibbel,Stephen Houseman Kc,Richard Hoyle,Fionn Pilbrow Kc,Vanshaj Jain |
Neutral Citation Number: [2024] EWHC 226 (Comm) Case No: CL-2022-000230
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE
BUSINESS AND PROPERTY COURTS OF ENGLAND AND WALES
KING'S BENCH DIVISION
COMMERCIAL COURT Royal Courts of Justice, Rolls Building
Fetter Lane, London, EC4A 1NL
Date: 06/02/2024
Before :
CHRISTOPHER HANCOCK KC
SITTING AS A JUDGE OF THE HIGH COURT
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Between :
RANA AL-AGGAD Claimant
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(1) TALAL AL-AGGAD
(2) TAREK AL-AGGAD
(3) LAMA AL-AGGAD Defendants
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Anthony Peto KC and Shane Sibbel (instructed by PCB Byrne LLP) for the Claimant
Stephen Houseman KC and Richard Hoyle (instructed by Jones Day) for the First and
Second Defendants
Fionn Pilbrow KC and Vanshaj Jain (instructed by Forsters LLP) for the Third Defendant
Hearing dates: 17 – 18 and 26 October 2023
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JUDGMENT
1
Christopher Hancock KC :
Introduction.
1. I have before me a number of applications, which are themselves preparatory for a
potential forum non conveniens application currently listed for February 2024. Whether
those applications do go ahead will depend on my decisions in this judgment, since the
Defendants, for various reasons, do not accept that they have been validly served by the
Claimant (C).
The background facts.
2. C is the sister of the three Defendants. D1 and D2 are her brothers, whilst D3 is her
sister.
3.
refugee status by the Canadian authorities on 12 July 2011.
4. It is necessary for me to set out in some detail the allegations made by C, although I
emphasise that I make no final findings in this regard. I discuss the relevance of this
material below.
(1)
(a)
(b)
(2)
C is a Saudi national and refugee living in Canada
Canada.
She was granted
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(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
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