由此 - 42 - A B 2007 were partly attributable to the Article. I am not satisfied, however, that even a partial causal link between the publication of the Article and C B C Digital UK’s revenue has been established. D D E A 167. In particular, Digital UK’s Financial Statement for the year E ending 30 June 2007 makes no mention of the Article as a cause for a F G decline in revenue. Instead, the Financial Statement simply attributed the drop to increased competition and an inability drastically to curtail costs F G and expenses during the same period. H H I 168. It was suggested that Al-Jazeera pulled out of a contract for I Urdu broadcasts in Pakistan as a result of the Article. However, it appears J that the contract was with Digital Dubai, not Digital UK. K K 169. L M J Further, it remained open to Digital Dubai to sue Al-Jazeera for breach of contract as the ARY Group did not accept that Al-Jazeera was entitled to withdraw from its obligations. It is unclear why no further L M action was taken. N N O 170. Moreover, in correspondence, Al-Jazeera took the view that it O could not proceed with the deal reached because in its view ARY could not P Q freely travel in and out of Pakistan. This view, arising out of several court cases, both civil and criminal, pending against ARY at the relevant time, is P Q said by ARY to be wholly incorrect. But the evidence is that Al-Jazeera, R S R rightly or wrongly, formed such view and gave that alleged inability to travel as a reason for pulling out. The correspondence does not expressly S cite the Article as a reason for withdrawal. T T U U V V

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