The UK Supreme Court rules that Bahrain cannot rely on state immunity to stop a lawsuit brought by two dissidents who say their laptops were hacked using the FinSpy spyware. The plaintiffs argue that Bahrain’s alleged surveillance targeted them while they were in the UK, and they seek legal redress in British courts. Bahrain had attempted to dismiss the case by invoking state immunity, contending that the claim should not proceed in UK jurisdiction. Both outlets report that the Supreme Court decision rejects that bid and allows the case to move forward. The ruling is presented as a determination that countries involved in using spyware against individuals in the UK can be subject to civil litigation there. The decision is reported as establishing that, in this context, the immunity argument does not block the lawsuit’s progress. The court’s ruling therefore clears a legal path for the dissidents’ allegations to be considered by the courts in the UK.