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==Libel trial==
On 21 April 2021, the libel trial ''Hijazi v Yaxley-Lennon'' started at [[Royal Courts of Justice]] in [[London]]. Robinson (real name Yaxley-Lennon) chose to represent himself. Catrin Evans QC, representing Jamal Hijazi, told the court that Robinson's comments "turned Jamal into the aggressor, and the bully into a righteous white knight". The trial heard evidence from former pupils, all five of whom supported the defendant Lennon; the judge disbelieved them.<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 July 2021 |title=IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE QUEEN’S BENCH DIVISION MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS LIST |url=https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Hijazi-v-Yaxley-Lennon-judgment-220721.pdf
On 22 July 2021, Robinson was found to have [[English defamation law|libelled]] the boy and was ordered to pay £100,000 plus legal costs,<ref name="libel">{{Cite news|date=22 July 2021|title=Tommy Robinson loses libel case brought by Syrian schoolboy|url=http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/jul/22/tommy-robinson-loses-libel-case-brought-by-syrian-schoolboy|access-date=22 July 2021|work=The Guardian|archive-date=22 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210722133913/https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/jul/22/tommy-robinson-loses-libel-case-brought-by-syrian-schoolboy|url-status=live}}</ref> which are understood to amount to a further £500,000. An injunction was also granted to stop Robinson from repeating the libel.<ref>{{cite news |title=Tommy Robinson loses Jamal Hijazi libel case |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-57930901 |publisher=BBC News |date=22 July 2021 |access-date=23 July 2021 |archive-date=22 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210722161755/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-57930901 |url-status=live }}<br />- {{cite web|title=Hijazi -v- Yaxley-Lennon Approved Judgment|url=https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Hijazi-v-Yaxley-Lennon-judgment-220721.pdf|publisher=Courts & Tribunals Judiciary|access-date=22 July 2021|archive-date=22 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210722132227/https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Hijazi-v-Yaxley-Lennon-judgment-220721.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> Robinson, who represented himself during the four-day trial, said he was "gobsmacked" by the costs the boy's lawyers were claiming, which he said included £70,000 for taking witness statements. He added: "I’ve not got any money. I’m bankrupt. I’ve struggled hugely with my own issues these last 12 months … I ain’t got it."<ref name="libel"/>
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