Farid Alizadeh Ghenavat & Ors v Simon Henry Lyons

Farid Alizadeh Ghenavat & Ors v Simon Henry Lyons

The defendant engaged in a persistent, deliberate, and unreasonable course of conduct targeting the claimants, causing alarm and distress, which amounted to harassment under the Prevention of Harassment Act 1997. The conduct was not objectively reasonable, and the claimants are entitled to injunctive relief.

Parties
Claimant: Farid Alizadeh Ghenavat; Claimant: Andrew David Rahamim; Claimant: Michael Minashi Rahamim; Defendant: Simon Henry Lyons
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
11 October 2024
Procedural Posture
Civil / Final Judgment
Outcome
Claim for harassment upheld; permanent injunction granted.
Legal Topics
Harassment, Injunctions, Company Law, Defamation
Civil Litigation Tort Harassment Injunctions Company Law Defamation

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Parties

Farid Alizadeh Ghenavat

Claimant

Andrew David Rahamim

Claimant

Michael Minashi Rahamim

Claimant

Simon Henry Lyons

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Civil / Final Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the defendant's course of conduct amounted to harassment under the Prevention of Harassment Act 1997
  2. 2 Whether the defendant's conduct was objectively reasonable in the circumstances
  3. 3 Whether the claimants are entitled to injunctive relief

Ratio Decidendi

The defendant engaged in a persistent, deliberate, and unreasonable course of conduct targeting the claimants, causing alarm and distress, which amounted to harassment under the Prevention of Harassment Act 1997. The conduct was not objectively reasonable, and the claimants are entitled to injunctive relief.

Court Disposition

Claim for harassment upheld; permanent injunction granted.

Orders

  • Defendant restrained from harassing the claimants and named individuals.
  • Defendant prohibited from communicating about the claimants with specified persons and organisations except through solicitors.