OIA-120507.pdf [pdf, 1 MB]
...separate occasions within a 12-month period.1 When does lawful protest action become unlawful behaviour? 9. The question of whether a particular protest is lawful will depend on the circumstances. 10. In Brooker v Police, the Supreme Court considered an appeal by a person who had been convicted of disorderly behaviour under the Summary Offences Act 1981 after publicly protesting in the street outside a police constable’s house. The majority found that:2 10.1. circumstances relevant to wh...