Overview
- Senior District Judge Paul Goldspring adjourned 31 Westminster Magistrates’ Court cases to April 27, saying there was no merit in proceeding before the appeal.
- Defendants due for preliminary hearings were told not to attend until the appeal concludes, with prosecutions paused under section 13 charges.
- The High Court ruled the proscription unlawful and disproportionate after finding the home secretary relied on an extra disruptive‑benefit rationale outside policy, even as it noted some actions met the legal definition of terrorism.
- The ban remains in effect during Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood’s appeal, with campaigners reporting more than 2,700 arrests and nearly 700 charges under the designation and no convictions to date.
- Some scheduling persists, including a March 3 case‑management hearing and a provisional March 16–18 trial, alongside a Scottish judicial review with hearings on February 23 and March 17–18.