Saudi spyware claim goes ahead

Judge dismisses state immunity defence after dissident claims he was assaulted on a London street

Mr Justice Julian Knowles well understands the first rule of journalism — hook the reader with a gripping intro:

1. Suppose, to take a not entirely theoretical example, a foreign state (not, I emphasise, the defendant) sends two agents to the UK to kill a dissident opponent by poisoning him. The operation is planned abroad. The radioactive poison is made ab…