Bank Mellat’s $4bn claim: CA rules out one element, but the rest to play for – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted May 12th, 2016 in appeals, banking, damages, human rights, news, terrorism by sally

‘Bank Mellat’s challenge to the Treasury’s direction under the Counter-Terrorism Act 2008 has been before the courts on a number of occasions. In 2009, the Treasury had concluded that the Bank had connections with Iran’s nuclear and ballistic missile programme. In 2013, the Supreme Court quashed the direction, which had stopped any institution in London from dealing with the Bank.’

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UK Human Rights Blog, 11th May 2016

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