Overview
- Home Office lawyers urged judges to force challenges into the Proscribed Organisations Appeal Commission, calling a High Court review a recipe for chaos in prosecutions.
- Huda Ammori’s case argues the proscription disproportionately restricts expression and assembly and that the home secretary failed to consult the group.
- The panel of Lady Chief Justice Sue Carr, Lord Justice Lewis and Lord Justice Edis heard the appeal and indicated they expect to deliver judgment next month.
- Defense counsel said a tribunal route would delay relief for more than 1,500 people arrested since July and offers no remedy for those already charged; the High Court hearing is listed for 25–27 November if allowed.
- In a parallel case, six defendants appeared at the Old Bailey accused of around 50 offences for organising support for the banned group, with prosecutors citing online meetings that encouraged mass civil disobedience.