LONDON: The London High Court has sharply rebuked British-Pakistani boxer Amir Khan and his wife Faryal Makhdoom for their “misconceived and opportunistic” attempt to strike out the Defence filed by Mrs Faryaal Hussain, a female rights advocate, in the ongoing defamation claim brought by the celebrity couple.
In an order handed down by Master Davison, the Court refused the Khans’ second strike-out application marking the second time the couple has failed to remove Mrs Hussains Defence before trial. The Khans are suing Mrs Hussain for £100,000 - alleging reputational and financial damage over statements she made on the Blue Tick Podcast and in an online petition in relation to the couple.
Master Davison criticised the claimants’ approach in direct terms, finding that the renewed strike-out bid had “delayed the progress of the case by some 6 months” and had “run up unnecessary costs.”
