An academic at the centre of family court litigation in London after being accused of imprisoning his 21-year-old daughter at their home in Saudi Arabia has failed in a bid to limit reporting of the case.

Amina Al-Jeffery - who grew up in Swansea and has dual British and Saudi Arabian nationality - says her father, Mohammed Al-Jeffery, locks her up because she ''kissed a guy''.

Lawyers representing Miss Al-Jeffery have taken legal action in London in a bid to protect her.

They have asked Mr Justice Holman to look at ways of coming to her aid.

The judge has analysed the case at a public hearing in the Family Division of the High Court in London.

A hearing ended late on Thursday, lawyers are due to file final documentation on Monday and Mr Justice Holman is scheduled to deliver a ruling on Wednesday.

Mr Justice Holman has said that there are reasons to be very concerned about Miss Al-Jeffery's welfare - and he has rejected an application from Mr Al-Jeffery for restrictions to be placed on what journalists can report.

The judge has been told that Miss Al-Jeffery left Swansea and moved to Saudi Arabia at her father's insistence four years ago.

He has heard that Miss Al-Jeffery's mother and siblings are back in South Wales.

Neither Miss Al-Jeffery nor her father, who is in his 60s, have been at the court hearing in London.

Barristers Henry Setright QC and Michael Gration represented Miss Al-Jeffery have outlined concerns.

Barrister Marcus Scott-Manderson QC represented Mr Al-Jeffery.

Mr Scott-Manderson told Mr Justice Holman at the end of proceedings on Thursday that Mr Al-Jeffery wanted "reporting restrictions".

But Mr Justice Holman said: "No. Afraid not."

He said Mr Al-Jeffery had not warned media organisations of his application to limit journalists' human right to free speech - a right enshrined in Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights.

And he said there were good reasons for staging the hearing in public - even though it was in a family court - and allowing journalists to report freely.

Mr Justice Holman said the case involved the welfare of an adult who was a British citizen.

He said he had heard evidence in public and would deliver a ruling in public.

"I happen to think that the case raises issues that require to be ventilated in public," said the judge.

"This is not just tittle-tattle stuff. There are very serious issues here."

He added: "I dare say the publicity is extremely disagreeable to the father."