UK Supreme Court bars Bahrain from claiming immunity in FinFisher spyware lawsuit
The top UK court ruled 3‑2 that Bahrain cannot invoke state immunity for a 2011 hack that installed FinFisher spyware on two dissidents’ laptops in London. The decision means the activists can pursue damages for the breach of privacy and psychiatric harm. It sets a precedent that foreign states are not shielded when surveillance occurs on UK soil.