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Thomas Raphael QC and Sam Goodman (instructed by Osborne Clarke LLP ) for the Claimant
Antony White QC and Edward Craven (instructed by Wiggin LLP ) for the Defendants
This is a jurisdiction challenge. The context in which the proceedings arise is the economic blockade (the "Blockade") imposed upon Qatar in June 2017 by Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (�UAE�), Bahrain and Egypt (together, the �Blockade States�).�
The Blockade involved these states cutting off all relationships with Qatar and the imposition of a land, sea and air blockade upon Qatar. The air blockade is the focus of these proceedings. In broad terms, by that measure the Blockade States sought to prevent Qatari registered aircraft from traversing their territorial airspace, although they were permitted to fly in and out of Qatar via permitted air corridors.
The Claimant (�QAG�) owns and operates Qatar�s flag air carrier, the well-known international airline Qatar Airways. The Defendants are said by QAG to be connected with the Arabic news channel Al Arabiya . The nature of such connections is one of the issues before me.
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