Here the long-awaited Court Order of October 2000

Upon the Hearing of the inquiry ordered to be heard pursuant to the orders of Master Price dated 27th day of March and 30th day of May 2000 wherein it was ordered that such inquiry be held before a Master as to whether the Claimant has title to sue by virtue of the Claimant's case in paragraphs 1 to 24 of the Particulars of Claim in respect of the infringement of the Coypright works set out in the schedule to the Particulars of Claim.

And upon hearing Counsel for the Claimant and the Defendants.

And upon reading the documents marked upon the Court file as having been read.

IT IS ORDERED THAT

1. The Defendant's application to amend paragraph 21 of their Amended Defence be refused. 2. As regards costs:- a. the Defendants shall pay the Claimant's costs of the said inquiry; b. such costs shall be determined upon detailed assessment (if not agreed); c. the said assessment shall take place forthwith; d. thereafter such sums as are found due to be Claimant (if any) together with interest under the Judgments Act 1838 as shall have accrued from the date of this order shall be paid by the Defendants to the Claimant within 14 days of the date of service upon the Defendants of the final certificate of the court pursuant to paragraph 47.16(3) of part 47 of the Civil Procedure Rules; e. that the foregoing shall be without prejudice to the power of the court to isse an interim costs certificate pursuant to paragraph 47.15(1)(a) of part 47 of the Civil Procedure Rules. 3. The Claimant shall be released from the provision already made by it for the security for costs of the said enquiry And That , to this end, the Defendants' solicitors shall within 7 days of this order return to the Claimant's solicitors the original letter of guarantee dated the 17th of April 2000 issued by Landesbank Berlin.

And it is Directed that there shall be a case management conference for the purpose of determining what directions are necessary for the further conduct of his action which case management conference shall be held not earlier than the 16th of November 2000 and which shall be fixed to be held at a date convenient for the representatives of the parties with a time estimate of 1 hour.

And it is Declared that

1. The claimant is entitled to the absolute title in the copyrights (so far as subsisting) in all of the literary works written by Aleister Crowley. 2. The claimant is entitled to the equitable title in the copyrights (so far as subsisting) in all other works created by the said Aleister Crowley which do not form the subject matter of the previous delcaration.

And that the Defendants shall not have permission to appeal. Andrew Nichol Q.C. Ashely Roughton Counsel for the Claimant Counsel for the Defendants 020 7404 1313 020 7430 1234