We won our case against the Government’s undemocratic anti-protest law – but now they want to overturn the decision.

Posted: 25th May 2024

The Government has appealed against the ruling, which found then-Home Secretary Suella Braverman acted unlawfully when she changed the definition of “serious disruption” in protest law to mean “more than minor” – giving police enormous power to shut down protests.

And the current Government’s appeal means that we are going to be back in Court.

That means we need to keep fighting – and we need to raise more funds to do so.

We need to hit our target of £60,000 so we can take this case to the Court of Appeal. With your help, we’ve already raised £49,000 but we can’t stop there.

Please chip in now to defend democracy.

Democracy and accountability are precious and must be defended.

In this case, a Government minister used their position to override a decision of Parliament. That is something we should never see in a democratic society. That’s why we went to Court to oppose it.

We want to make sure ministers know they cannot undermine Parliament like this in future and expect to get away with it.

So far, we’ve won in the High Court and sent the Government a clear message. Now we need to win again in the Court of Appeal to make sure that decision stands.

If you are able to, please help us stand up for democracy by chipping in to our case fund.

Best wishes,

Katy Watts

Lawyer, Liberty