Qatari businessman resolves High Court action against Facebook, court told – Homepage

High Court reportersHigh Court proceedings between well-known UK-based Qatari businessman Wissam Al Mana and Facebook over the publication of “fake ads” using his name and image on the social media platform have been resolved.Mr Al Mana, a UK-based Qatari national, had brought an action before the Irish Courts over adverts he said were “wrongly and maliciously” using his name and image which were published by persons unknown to him using the Facebook Ads tool.The ads first appeared in 2019, but were later removed from the platform.On Thursday, Mr Al Mana’s counsel, Paul O’Higgins SC, appearing with Anna Shanley Bl, said the parties had settled the action, but that the agreement had not yet “been committed to writing”.In light of that, counsel asked that the matter be adjourned for a few weeks to allow for the implementation of the agreement.Paul Gardiner SC, for Facebook, said  his side was consenting to the matter being put back, adding that the settlement in relation to the full proceedings will be finalised.No details of the settlement were given in open court.A preliminary matter in the case, expected to last for three days, was listed for hearing before Mr Justice Mark Sanfey.The judge agreed to put
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