The force is seeking permission from the Court of Appeal after losing its case in the High Court.
Wayne Couzens abducted Sarah Everard as she walked home from a friend's house in south London
The vigil made headlines after the Met said it would be illegal under Covid rules, forcing organisers to cancel., which led to clashes.In March, two judges argued the force's decisions in advance of the planned vigil by Reclaim These Streets amounted to aThis month, a High Court appeal against that ruling was dismissed, with part of the Met's case being described as "Scotland Yard is now seeking permission from the Court of Appeal to challenge the High Court decision.
In a statement, the Met said: "The reason we're appealing this case is that we believe there are important points of principle around the role of police in advising organisers ahead of a proposed event and whether that should involve an assessment of the importance of the cause. In the High Court ruling, Lord Justice Warby said the Met had "failed to perform its legal duty to consider whether the claimants might have a reasonable excuse for holding the gathering".
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