Legal groups file complaint against barristers over role in UK Lawyers for Israel

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Two legal advocacy groups, the European Legal Support Centre and the Public Interest Law Centre, have filed a complaint with the Bar Standards Board against three prominent barristers. The complaint alleges that the barristers, as patrons of UK Lawyers for Israel, abused their seniority to intimidate Palestine activists by amplifying perceived legal threats in correspondence.

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Submitted by Areeb Ullah on Thu, 05/21/2026 - 12:41 The European Legal Support Centre and Public Interest Law Centre accuse patrons of UKLFI of abusing their senior positions as barristers to intimidate pro-Palestine activists Pro-Palestine activists standing outside the Royal Courts of Justice in Central London to oppose Britain's designation of Palestine Action as a terror group (AFP) Off Three of Britain's most prominent barristers have been reported to a legal regulator after two legal advoc

Legal groups file complaint against barristers over role in UK Lawyers for Israel

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