High Court refuses application to ban trans rights protests outside offices of Equality & Human Rights Commission

Today, the High Court handed down its full judgment, including the reasons for refusing an injunction application from the leaseholders of Tintagel House, the offices of the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC).

Good Law Project, a "non-profit that uses the law to build a fairer future", last week said it planned to intervene after revealing the landlord of the offices of EHRC sought an injunction against protests outside its London offices at Tintagel House, Vauxhall, for the entire period for which the EHRC has a licence to occupy.

In response to the handing down of a High Court judgment, Good Law Project's (GLP) executive director, Jo Maugham, said: "A body in charge of safeguarding the right to protest is attacking it; a body in charge of defending free speech is silencing it; and a body set up to protect trans rights is undermining them. The EHRC's failure is a tragedy for human rights and a stain on our international reputation."