UK judge renews contempt proceedings against Palestine Action lawyer

UK judge renews contempt proceedings against Palestine Action lawyer Submitted by Katherine Hearst on Tue, 06/23/2026 - 09:59 Though his first attempt was found to be unlawful, Justice Johnson has referred Rajiv Menon KC for a second time, in a move thought to be unprecedented in English legal history Demonstration against the government's decision to ban Palestine Action as a terror organisation outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London, UK, 15 June 2026 (Reuters) Off A leading human rights barrister who represented Palestine Action defendants in the UK is facing renewed contempt of court proceedings after a judge referred allegations against him for a second time. Rajiv Menon KC was accused of breaching the judge’s directions in a closing speech he delivered in January at the conclusion of the first trial of six Palestine Action defendants accused of causing criminal damage to weapons at an Israeli army factory outside Bristol. The defendants were subsequently cleared of charges of aggravated burglary.