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Ban on Palestine Action was lawful, court of appeal rules
UK NewsPolitics•June 15, 2026 at 7:08 PMNational

Ban on Palestine Action was lawful, court of appeal rules

By Haroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent•The Guardian - UK News

Judges overturn decision of high court that government proscription of group under Terrorism Act was wrongThe home secretary’s decision to ban Palestine Action was lawful, the court of appeal has ruled.A five-strong panel, including the two most senior judges in England and Wales, overturned February’s decision of the high court that the proscription of the direct action group, the first to be banned under the Terrorism Act, was wrong. Continue reading...

Judges overturn decision of high court that government proscription of group under Terrorism Act was wrong

The home secretary’s decision to ban Palestine Action was lawful, the court of appeal has ruled.

A five-strong panel, including the two most senior judges in England and Wales, overturned February’s decision of the high court that the proscription of the direct action group, the first to be banned under the Terrorism Act, was wrong.

Continue reading...