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Dame Victoria Sharp

Dame Victoria Sharp

President of the King's Bench Division, Lead Judge

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Notable Quotes

The nature and scale of Palestine Action's activities falling within the definition of terrorism had not yet reached the level, scale and persistence to warrant proscription. — High Court judgment, February 2026

Proscription did result in a significant interference with the right to freedom of speech and the right to freedom of assembly. — High Court judgment, February 2026

Stories

UK courts test boundaries of terrorism law against protest groups

Rule Changes

Delivered lead judgment ruling ban unlawful

On February 13, 2026, Britain's High Court ruled the government acted illegally when it banned Palestine Action as a terrorist organization—the first to overturn a UK terrorism proscription. The three-judge panel said the group's tactics of breaking into factories and damaging military aircraft were criminal but did not meet the terrorism threshold, calling into question more than 2,700 arrests and 250 charges under the Terrorism Act.

Updated May 29