FDIC in London: Court says "go home and stop being a nuisance."
And, in essence, that is what the Court has done saying "As I said more than once during the hearing, I have a distinct sense of the expert tail wagging the court dog here, which is not how litigation in this jurisdiction is conducted. It is for the Court, not the expert, to decide what disclosure is relevant, necessary and proportionate as the passages from the CAT decisions relied on by Mr Patton KC set
out at [37] to [39] above make clear. "
So, not to put too fine a point on it: the FDIC's been told off by SIR JULIAN FLAUX, CHANCELLOR OF THE HIGH COURT. I've been ticked off by a High Court Judge and I can say it's not a nice experience - and I was right, stood my ground and changed the Judge's mind. Things were a bit frosty after that.
FDIC and its expert are not going to find that option open to them.
Judgment: https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/FDIC-v-Barclays-Ors…
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