Friends of the Earth are carrying a press release about the High Court upholding a legal challenge against the Met Police. The assertion by the police is that Critical Mass is illegal as the police are not notified in advance of the demonstration.
The High Court ruled in favour of the argument that as Critical Mass has taken place on the last Friday of every month since 1994, it is to be considered “commonly or customarily held”, and therefore the organisers (there are no organisers for Critical Mass) do NOT need to notify the police in advance.
This effectively legalises Critical Mass in London as the recent anti-terror laws which provided the police with this assertion does not now apply to demonstrations that are regular.
The full press release can be found here:
Critical Mass Cyclist Wins Judicial Review Against Met Police.
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