On 16 October 2026 the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division), comprising Lord Justice Jeremy Baker, Mr Justice Bryan and Mr Justice Dexter Dias, heard the renewed application of Mohammed Fahir Amaaz for leave to appeal against a total sentence of 42 months. Mr Amaaz was 19 at conviction. The offences arose from an incident in which he was found to have assaulted two police officers, together with a separate offence against a civilian. Leave had been refused on the papers by Lad

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Daniel Lemberger Cooper, Partner, and Patrick Dunne, solicitor, acted for X in connection with an action for damages arising from their arrest and detention under paragraph 18 of Schedule 7 to the Terrorism Act 2000, and a subsequent search under warrant. The Claimant alleged that each period of arrest and detention was unlawful, including that the Defendants’ actions constituted discrimination on the basis of their political beliefs and/or unjustified interference with the