KB-2024-004175 - [2025] EWHC 2050 (KB)

The Claimant holds the freehold title to sites in Shipley, Lincoln and Chelmsford and the leasehold title to sites in the Wirral, Presteigne and Newbury, from which it conducts its business.

Across those sites the Claimant produces specialised components and subsystems for medical, science, aerospace, defence and industrial applications. The products it manufactures are for commercial use in a wide range of industrial markets, including defence and aerospace. The manufactured components and subsystems are incorporated by the Claimant’s customers into their own products. Some products have military end-uses and are manufactured for use by the UK Ministry of Defence, NATO member states and other allied nations. Some products are exported under licence to Israel.

By reason of its business, the Claimant has become a target for direct-action protest, especially by activists protesting at the conflict in the Middle East. In particular, the group known as ‘Palestine Action’ has frequently targeted the Claimant’s sites. On 4^th July 2025 the website of the organisation was removed following the groups proscription. Prior to that, and as recently as 25^th June 2025, the six sites of the Claimant in respect of which this injunction is sought, were published on the website as ‘targets’ for direct action.

Each of the Named Defendants has been arrested at one of the Claimant’s sites throughout either 2024 or 2025 in connection with alleged acts of unlawful protest, carried out under the banner of Palestine Action. Specifically:

The Claimant’s sites have been the subject of protests on many occasions, many of which the Claimant acknowledges to have been peaceful and lawful. No instance of peaceful protest has been relied upon in support of the Claim. The Claimant relies upon evidence derived from a number of witness statements and supporting exhibits of protests that were not peaceful or lawful and occurred on thirteen different dates at the following locations namely:

Many of those incidents resulted in significant financial loss being caused to the Claimant as is further evidenced in the witness statements relied upon in support of the application. In particular the losses included:

The Claimant company and its sites have not been the only targets for protests by unidentified members of the Palestine Action organisation. Since the commencement of this Claim, and in direct consequence of their role in bringing it on behalf of the Claimant, Keystone Law and Manan Singh (the partner at that firm with conduct of the litigation) have been targeted in a number of incidents. In particular: