The Supreme Court will review the controversial ban of the protest group Palestine Action under terrorism legislation. The court confirmed on Thursday that it had granted the group's co-founder, Huda Ammori, permission to appeal the ban, which came into effect in July 2025.
Officials at the court stated the appeal would be expedited and heard after the summer break. The full details of the appeal's reasons are yet to be published, but they reportedly relate to arguments that the ban breaches human rights.
The decision follows a High Court ruling that initially found the ban unlawful, a decision later overruled by the Court of Appeal. The Home Office has maintained the ban is due to significant criminal damage to legitimate businesses, not protest in support of Palestinian causes.
Separately, more than 2,000 people are facing potential trial for allegedly protesting against the ban by declaring support for a proscribed terrorism group. On Thursday, 117 protesters were arrested outside Westminster Magistrates' Court, with most arrests for expressing support for the group.