U.K. Supreme Court Opens Door for Spyware Victims to Sue Foreign States
UK Supreme Court ruled Bahrain not immune from spyware litigation, letting two dissidents pursue claims over FinSpy hacking; case returns to the High Court.
The UK Supreme Court ruled in The Kingdom of Bahrain v. Shehabi that Bahrain is not immune from litigation over its alleged use of FinSpy spyware against two Bahraini dissidents living in the UK. Citizen Lab researchers Siena Anstis, Natalia Krapiva, and Kate Pundyk, writing in Lawfare, called the decision a milestone for accountability in transnational repression. The case now returns to the UK High Court, where attribution, causation, and injury must be proven.
- Court removed state immunity as a defense for foreign states' spyware hacking claims.
- Case returns to the UK High Court where attribution, causation, and injury must be proven.
- Citizen Lab authors call the ruling a meaningful victory against digital transnational repression.
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- FinSpy
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Last month, the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom issued a highly anticipated decision in The Kingdom of Bahrain v. Shehabi and another (Shehabi). The claimants, two Bahraini dissidents living in the U.
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