Huda Ammori -v- Secretary of State for the Home Department

High CourtKing's Bench DivisionOrder

Case number: AC-2025-LON-002122

In the High Court of Justice
King’s Bench Division
Divisional Court

25 February 2026

Before:

The President of the King’s Bench Division

The Hon. Mr Justice Swift

The Hon. Mrs Justice Steyn DBE

Between:

The King on the application of
Huda Ammori

-v-

Secretary of State for the Home Department

and

United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms while Countering Terrorism

Amnesty International UK

Liberty
(Interveners)

Order

UPON consideration of the Defendant’s decision to add Palestine Action to the list of proscribed organisations at Schedule 2 to the Terrorism Act 2000 (“the 2000 Act”) on 14 May 2025 and re-taken on 20 June 2025 (“the Decision”)

AND UPON consideration of the Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 (“the 2025 Order”);

AND UPON consideration of the Claimant’s application for judicial review filed on 27 June 2025 and issued on 30 June 2025;

AND UPON consideration of the Orders previously made in this case by Chamberlain J

AND UPON hearing leading and junior counsel for the Claimant, leading and junior counsel for the Defendant and leading counsel for the First Intervener on 26, 27 November and 2 December 2025

AND UPON the Court handing down judgment on 13 February 2026

AND UPON consideration of all documents filed with the court pursuant to the directions given on 13 February 2026

IT IS ORDERED THAT

  1. The Claimant’s claim is allowed on Ground 2 (so far as concerns articles 10 and 11 of the ECHR) and Ground 6, but refused on all other grounds.
  2. The Decision and the 2025 Order are quashed, subject to paragraph 3 below.
  3. The order at paragraph 2 above is stayed pending determination of the Defendant’s appeal to the Court of Appeal, or further order.
  4. The Defendant’s application for permission to appeal is allowed.
  5. The Claimant’s application for permission to cross-appeal is refused.
  6. Subject to paragraph 7 below, the Defendant shall pay the Claimant’s costs of and occasioned by the proceedings before the Administrative Court and the Divisional Court, to be assessed on the standard basis if not agreed.
  7. The Claimant shall pay the Defendant’s costs of the application for interim relief, to be assessed on the standard basis if not agreed.