The defamation proceedings in question relate to the publication in October 2019 of a Report by a committee established by the Home Office.
The Report contained allegations of war crimes during the Bangladeshi War of Independence in 1971 (for which Mr Mueen-Uddin was tried in absentia in Bangladesh more than 40 years later in 2013) and linked him to extremism in the United Kingdom. Mr Mueen-Uddin has always strenuously denied the allegations (which have since been removed from the Report) and maintained his innocence. The appeal raises important issues of English defamation law, a summary of which can be found in the Supreme Court’s Case Summary (here) or at the following link https://www.supremecourt.uk/cases/uksc-2022-0135.html.
Chowdhury Mueen-Uddin is represented by Adam Tudor, Helena Shipman and Amber Courtier of Carter-Ruck, and Jacob Dean and Lily Walker-Parr of 5RB.