On 2 July 2018, the High Court upheld the use of a Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) by Ealing Council (“the Council”) in relation to pro-life vigils outside the Marie Stopes UK West London Centre (“the Centre”), which operates from premises on Mattock Lane in Ealing. The  PSPO had been introduced after the failure of attempts by the Council at reaching a mutual accommodation between pro-life groups (Good Counsel Network (“GCN”) and “Be Here for Me”) and pro-choice groups (Sister Support) who had been protesting outside the clinic. Two members of the GCN group challenged the Council’s decision to make a PSPO,  Dulgheriu & Anor v The London Borough Of Ealing [2018] EWHC 1667 (Admin) (02 July 2018).  Continue reading →