Abdulhameed Dhia Jafar v Abraaj Holdings (in official liquidation), GHF General Partner Ltd, The GHF Group Ltd, Abraaj General Partner VIII Ltd - Judgment on Application for Delayed Publication Order

The open justice principle - application by Plaintiff for an order that the Court’s trial judgment not be made public until thirty days after he had filed his notice of appeal – Plaintiff intended to challenge on appeal the findings made and comments in the judgment that were critical of the Plaintiff, his principal witness and his son who was neither a party nor gave evidence – Plaintiff asserted a risk that publication would cause him and them very serious and irreparable harm. Civil Procedure; Open Justice; Evidence; Appellate Procedure; Constitutional and Administrative Law