Lawyer for Palestine Action protester faces contempt charge after 'disobeying judge'

Palestine Action Barrister Facing Contempt of Court Proceedings

A leading human rights barrister is facing contempt of court proceedings after he was accused of defying a judge’s order by telling a jury they had the right to acquit Palestine Action activists according to their conscience.  Rajiv Menon KC was representing Charlotte Head, who broke into an arms factory owned by Israel’s Elbit Systems in Filton, near Bristol, in 2024.   Before the first of two trials involving Head, Mr Justice Johnson ruled tha…

Michael Mansfield 'extremely concerned' by case against Palestine Action lawyer

Contempt of court proceedings against a top human rights barrister are having a “chilling effect” across the British bar, leading lawyers tell Declassified.  Rajiv Menon KC is accused of violating the judge’s orders in the trial of six Palestine Action activists who broke into an Israeli-owned arms factory near Bristol in 2024 at the height of the Gaza genocide. Menon is alleged, in part, to have breached the judge’s direction that lawyers were …

Lawyer for Palestine Action protester faces contempt charge after 'disobeying judge'

A leading human rights lawyer defending Palestine Action activists is facing contempt of court proceedings after being accused of defying the…