Judge pauses Scottish challenge to Palestine Action ban in blow to activists

People protesting the ban on Palestine Action outside the Queen Elizabeth House, the UK Government building in Edinburgh (Image: Jane Barlow/PA Wire)

A JUDGE has agreed to put a Scottish legal challenge to the UK Government’s ban on Palestine Action on hold.

This morning at the Court of Session in Edinburgh, Lord Young granted a motion from the UK Government to “sist” (pause) the Scottish judicial review of the proscription, meaning the case will not proceed until proceedings in England, potentially up to the Supreme Court, have run their course.