Supreme Court refuses to postpone effect of its asset-freezing decision

In an important follow-up judgment Ahmed and others v HM Treasury (No.2) [2010] UKSC 5, the Supreme Court today refused to grant HM Treasury any suspension of the quashing of the asset-freezing legislation which it struck down last week in Ahmed and others v HM Treasury [2010] UKSC 2.
 
Lord Phillips, the President of the Court, said that the “court should not lend itself to a procedure that is designed to obfuscate the effect of its judgment”. Lord Hope, the Deputy President, dissented and would have granted the suspension sought.
 
Raza Husain represented the Appellants A, K and M and the Respondent HAY.
Alex Bailin represented the Appellant G.
 
Download the full judgment and press release below. Further press coverage available from the BBC website here and The Times website here.