Date set for Home Secretary’s challenge to High Court ruling that proscription of Palestine Action was unlawful
27 March 2026
Garden Court North’s Mira Hammad and Rosalind Burgin are among counsel representing Palestine Action co-founder Huda Ammori. Credit: Pete Speller / Shutterstock.
The Home Secretary’s challenge to the High Court ruling that the proscription of Palestine Action was unlawful will take place on 28 and 29 April, 2026.
The Court of Appeal will hear the appeal against the High Court’s ruling, handed down on 13 February, that the Home Secretary’s decision to proscribe Palestine Action as a terrorist group was unlawful, “disproportionate” and should be overturned.
The High Court’s judgment allowed Palestine Action co-founder Huda Ammori’s claim on two of the four grounds of challenge, grounds 2 and 6. The Home Secretary is appealing these grounds, which specifically stipulate:
Ground 2 – that the decision to proscribe Palestine Action was contrary to the Human Rights Act 1998 because it amounted to an unjustified interference with the rights protected by the European Convention on Human Rights under article 10 to freedom of expression, and under article 11 to freedom of association and peaceful assembly;
Ground 6 – that the decision to seek the Order proscribing Palestine Action was made by the Home Secretary in breach of her own policy on when she would exercise her discretion to seek an order proscribing an organisation.
Following the previous judgment that found Palestine Action’s proscription to be unlawful, Ms Ammori told The Guardian that the ban had “massively backfired”.
“Considering the thousands of people who are going through the criminal justice system are being prosecuted for holding up signs saying: ‘I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action’ and the chaos that’s created, it’s ridiculous to even try and maintain an unlawful ban,” Ms Ammori said. “The logical next step is for either the [proscription] order to be quashed, and, if not quashed completely, for the effect of the proscription to be stopped whilst the government attempts an appeal.
Garden Court North’s Mira Hammad and Rosalind Burgin are among counsel representing Ms Ammori, instructed by Birnberg Peirce Solicitors and Kellys Solicitors.
Additional media
High Court – Ammori v SSHD Approved Judgment 300725
BBC News – Home Office allowed to appeal Palestine Action court ruling
Liberty – What the High Court’s Palestine Action Ruling Reveals About the UK’s Terrorism Laws
For further information, please contact Alex Blair, Communications Manager at Garden Court North Chambers: ablair@gcnchambers.co.uk
