Palestine Action allowed judicial review of terror proscription, court rules

The Court of Appeal has rejected the government’s attempt to block Palestine Action from judicially reviewing its ban under the Terrorism Act.

The group was proscribed as a terrorist organisation in July following a vote of MPs, but its co-founder, Huda Ammori, won the right for a review to take place in November at the High Court.

Ministers tried to stop the case from going ahead, arguing that de-proscription is dealt with by a specific Home Office review process, which can take several months.

The BBC reported that Anmouri's lawyers told the Court of Appeal that, due to the circumstances in which Palestine Action was proscribed and the level of public support, it would be unfair to subject the group to this longer process.