It is hereby announced that the Lords of Council and Session, upon petition by the Lord Advocate, having heard counsel for the petitioner and the respondent on the single bills, have in terms of section 100 of the Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 ordered ad interim (i) that no legal proceedings shall be instituted by Gabriel Politakis residing at 28 Ottoline Drive, Troon, Ayrshire, KA10 7AW, in the Court of Session, Sheriff Court, or any other inferior court unless he first obtains the leave of a judge sitting in the Outer House of the Court of Session, having satisfied such a judge that there is a reasonable ground for such proceedings in terms of section 101(4) of the Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014; and (ii) that Gabriel Politakis may not make any motion or appeal against any decision, judgment or interlocutor in the cause Gabriel Politakis v John Wood Group plc (formerly Court Ref: AYR-A263-19; Court of Session Ref: A196/20), Commercial Court Ref: A78/20, unless he first obtains the leave of a judge sitting in the Outer House of the Court of Session, having satisfied such a judge that there is a reasonable ground for taking such a step in terms of section 101(4) of the Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014.

A further updated notice will be published here in the event that: (i) the interim Vexatious Litigation Order is varied, recalled or otherwise ceases to have effect; or (ii) a further Vexatious Litigation Order is made in relation to Gabriel Politakis.