Before :
Sir Peter Crill, K. B.E., Commissioner, and
Jurats Le Ruez and Le Brocq
Between
The State of Qatar
Plaintiff
And
Sheikh Khalifa Bin Hamad Al-Thani
Defendant
ANZ Grindlays Bank (Jersey) Limited
First Party Cited
Terbury, Limited
Second Party Cited
Callington, Limited
Third Party Cited
Yukon Investments Limited
Fourth Party Cited
Virosa Limited
Fifth Party Cited
Mercury Asset Management Channel Islands Limited
Sixth Party Cited
Clyde Investments Limited
Seventh Party Cited
Application by the Defendant to lift a disclosure injunction in the Plaintiff’s amended Order of Justice.
Advocate B.E. Troy for the Plaintiff
Advocate N.F. Journeaux for the Defendant
judgment
THE COMMISSIONER:
. In Krohn GmbH -v- Varna Shipyard , (24 th July, 1997) Jersey Unreported, the application was only for disclosure within the jurisdiction; nonetheless, we certainly follow the learned Bailiff’s reasoning in that Judgment when he says:
“… but can it be said that the defendant is enjoined to do or to refrain from doing something within the jurisdiction? The affidavit could, and no doubt would, be given outside the jurisdiction.”
. Nevertheless, the proposal of the Plaintiff here is slightly wider, asking for disclosure of the current value of the assets and their current location, including the jurisdiction, as applicable, in which they are held or administered. For myself, whilst I see your argument, Mr. Journeaux, I think I can distinguish between that case and the present one and am now prepared to hear argument as to the extent to which the Order should be varied.
Authorities
Krohn GmbH -v- Varna Shipyard (24 th July, 1997) Jersey Unreported.