Current Awareness » trespass http://www.innertemplelibrary.com from the Inner Temple Library Fri, 24 May 2013 13:08:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Use of force in self defence at the place of residence – Ministry of Justice http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/use-of-force-in-self-defence-at-the-place-of-residence-ministry-of-justice/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/use-of-force-in-self-defence-at-the-place-of-residence-ministry-of-justice/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2013 10:15:14 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83339 “This circular describes the intended purpose of changes to the law on the use of force in self defence in the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 and the Crime and Courts Bill and outlines the arrangements for their commencement.”

Full circular

Ministry of defence, 29th April 2013

Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/use-of-force-in-self-defence-at-the-place-of-residence-ministry-of-justice/feed/ 0 ‘In the sure and certain hope of the resurrection’ – Zenith Chambers http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/in-the-sure-and-certain-hope-of-the-resurrection-zenith-chambers/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/in-the-sure-and-certain-hope-of-the-resurrection-zenith-chambers/#comments Tue, 23 Apr 2013 12:03:23 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=83183 “The concept of the tolerated trespasser came about as a result of London Borough of Brent v Burrows [1996] 1 WLR 1448. It is a concept familiar to housing lawyers, and one whose demise was little mourned. It caused much argument, litigation and confusion in housing law. The amendments introduced by the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 were intended (by ensuring that a secure tenancy did not come to an end before execution of any possession order) to be the final nail on the coffin of the tolerated trespasser. As a concept, they would no longer exist.”

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Zenith Chambers, 23rd April 2013

Source: www.zenithchambers.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/04/in-the-sure-and-certain-hope-of-the-resurrection-zenith-chambers/feed/ 0 Bauer and others v Director of Public Prosecutions (Liberty intervening) – WLR Daily http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/bauer-and-others-v-director-of-public-prosecutions-liberty-intervening-wlr-daily/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/bauer-and-others-v-director-of-public-prosecutions-liberty-intervening-wlr-daily/#comments Wed, 27 Mar 2013 12:44:00 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82727 Bauer and others v Director of Public Prosecutions (Liberty intervening): [2013] EWHC 634 (Admin);   [2013] WLR (D)  121

“Continued occupation as a trespasser could in appropriate circumstances amount to an additional act beyond the initial act of trespass as required by section 68(1) of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 in order to prove an offence of aggravated trespass.”

WLR Daily, 22nd March 2013

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/bauer-and-others-v-director-of-public-prosecutions-liberty-intervening-wlr-daily/feed/ 0 Energy giant EDF drops lawsuit against climate change protesters after backlash – The Independent http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/energy-giant-edf-drops-lawsuit-against-climate-change-protesters-after-backlash-the-independent/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/energy-giant-edf-drops-lawsuit-against-climate-change-protesters-after-backlash-the-independent/#comments Thu, 14 Mar 2013 09:25:20 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=82398 “Energy giant EDF today dropped a £5m law suit against 21 climate change protesters that shut down the company’s new West Burton gas-fired power station last October.”

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The Independent, 13th March 2013

Source: www.independent.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/03/energy-giant-edf-drops-lawsuit-against-climate-change-protesters-after-backlash-the-independent/feed/ 0 Google faces legal action over alleged secret iPhone tracking – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/google-faces-legal-action-over-alleged-secret-iphone-tracking-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/google-faces-legal-action-over-alleged-secret-iphone-tracking-the-guardian/#comments Mon, 28 Jan 2013 09:38:34 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=81469 “Google is facing a fresh privacy battle in the UK over its alleged secret tracking of the internet habits of millions of iPhone users.”

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The Guardian, 27th January 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2013/01/google-faces-legal-action-over-alleged-secret-iphone-tracking-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Withdrawn, dismissed or discontinued – the extent of consent – NearlyLegal http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/10/withdrawn-dismissed-or-discontinued-the-extent-of-consent-nearlylegal/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/10/withdrawn-dismissed-or-discontinued-the-extent-of-consent-nearlylegal/#comments Mon, 29 Oct 2012 12:45:14 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=79919 “A case perhaps best filed under the ‘Ooops’ category, which only took a trip to the Court of Appeal to sort out.”

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NearlyLegal, 25th October 2012

Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/10/withdrawn-dismissed-or-discontinued-the-extent-of-consent-nearlylegal/feed/ 0 Anti-fracking activists found guilty of trespass – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/07/anti-fracking-activists-found-guilty-of-trespass-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/07/anti-fracking-activists-found-guilty-of-trespass-the-guardian/#comments Wed, 18 Jul 2012 09:29:37 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=75816 “Three activists were found guilty at Preston magistrates court on Tuesday on charges of aggravated trespass and assault after occupying a fracking rig in a Lancashire protest last year.”

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The Guardian, 17th July 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/07/anti-fracking-activists-found-guilty-of-trespass-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Protesters cleared of Fortnum and Mason trespass – The Independent http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/03/protesters-cleared-of-fortnum-and-mason-trespass-the-independent/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/03/protesters-cleared-of-fortnum-and-mason-trespass-the-independent/#comments Mon, 26 Mar 2012 09:30:12 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=69606 “Eight protesters who were accused of occupying Fortnum and Mason during an anti-cuts demonstration last year were today acquitted of trespass.”

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The Independent, 23rd March 2012

Source: www.independent.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2012/03/protesters-cleared-of-fortnum-and-mason-trespass-the-independent/feed/ 0 Fortnum & Mason protesters convicted of aggravated trespass – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/11/fortnum-mason-protesters-convicted-of-aggravated-trespass-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/11/fortnum-mason-protesters-convicted-of-aggravated-trespass-the-guardian/#comments Thu, 17 Nov 2011 15:16:07 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=61502 “Anti-tax avoidance protesters from the group UK Uncut have been found guilty of aggravated trespass after more than 150 people occupied a luxury food retailer during a TUC-organised demonstration last March.”

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The Guardian, 17th November 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/11/fortnum-mason-protesters-convicted-of-aggravated-trespass-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Squatting in residential buildings to become a criminal offence – OUT-LAW.com http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/11/squatting-in-residential-buildings-to-become-a-criminal-offence-out-law-com/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/11/squatting-in-residential-buildings-to-become-a-criminal-offence-out-law-com/#comments Tue, 01 Nov 2011 12:01:13 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=60510 “Squatting in residential buildings is to become a criminal offence for the first time, the Government has announced.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 1st November 2011

Source: www.out-law.com

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/11/squatting-in-residential-buildings-to-become-a-criminal-offence-out-law-com/feed/ 0 Lord Hanningfield seeks damages over ‘unlawful arrest’ – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/10/lord-hanningfield-seeks-damages-over-unlawful-arrest-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/10/lord-hanningfield-seeks-damages-over-unlawful-arrest-bbc-news/#comments Tue, 18 Oct 2011 15:42:46 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=59726 “Lord Hanningfield has threatened legal action over his ‘unlawful arrest’ over money claimed when he was leader of Essex County Council.”

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BBC News, 18th October 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/10/lord-hanningfield-seeks-damages-over-unlawful-arrest-bbc-news/feed/ 0 Squatting law is being misrepresented to aid ministers’ reforms, claim lawyers – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/09/squatting-law-is-being-misrepresented-to-aid-ministers-reforms-claim-lawyers-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/09/squatting-law-is-being-misrepresented-to-aid-ministers-reforms-claim-lawyers-the-guardian/#comments Mon, 26 Sep 2011 09:32:42 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=58556 “Letter from 160 leading legal figures says law change is not needed and accuses ministers of fostering ‘ill-informed debate’.”

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The Guardian, 25th September 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/09/squatting-law-is-being-misrepresented-to-aid-ministers-reforms-claim-lawyers-the-guardian/feed/ 0 UK Uncut members adopt ‘Spartacus defence’ in Fortnum & Mason case – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/09/uk-uncut-members-adopt-spartacus-defence-in-fortnum-mason-case-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/09/uk-uncut-members-adopt-spartacus-defence-in-fortnum-mason-case-the-guardian/#comments Thu, 08 Sep 2011 09:02:30 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=57727 “Two dozen anti-cuts activists have asked the courts to be put back on trial for alleged aggravated trespass despite already having their charges dropped by the Crown Prosecution Service.”

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The Guardian, 7th September 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/09/uk-uncut-members-adopt-spartacus-defence-in-fortnum-mason-case-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Ramzan v Brookwide Ltd – WLR Daily http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/08/ramzan-v-brookwide-ltd-wlr-daily/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/08/ramzan-v-brookwide-ltd-wlr-daily/#comments Fri, 26 Aug 2011 09:02:27 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=57256 Ramzan v Brookwide Ltd [2011] EWCA Civ 985; [2011] WLR (D) 278

“Where an owner of property was unable to use part of his property due to its misappropriation by another, it was not appropriate to award in addition to damages for loss of profits arising from the inability to use the property, damages for breach of trust and mesne profits, since those heads of damages overlapped.”

WLR Daily, 19th August 2011

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/08/ramzan-v-brookwide-ltd-wlr-daily/feed/ 0 UK Uncut activists plead not guilty to Fortnum & Mason charges – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/08/uk-uncut-activists-plead-not-guilty-to-fortnum-mason-charges-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/08/uk-uncut-activists-plead-not-guilty-to-fortnum-mason-charges-the-guardian/#comments Mon, 22 Aug 2011 09:01:13 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=57053 “Seventeen anti-tax avoidance activists have been singled out for prosecution by the Crown Prosecution Service for allegedly attempting to promote their cause with leaflets and banners during a protest at Fortnum & Mason, London, in March.”

Full story

The Guardian, 19th August 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/08/uk-uncut-activists-plead-not-guilty-to-fortnum-mason-charges-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Is the law being misused to undermine peaceful protest? – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/07/is-the-law-being-misused-to-undermine-peaceful-protest-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/07/is-the-law-being-misused-to-undermine-peaceful-protest-the-guardian/#comments Thu, 21 Jul 2011 18:12:49 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=55581 “The CPS may have dropped charges against 109 Fortnum and Mason protesters; but why are some still facing prosecution?”

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The Guardian, 21st July 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/07/is-the-law-being-misused-to-undermine-peaceful-protest-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Ratcliffe power station protesters cleared on appeal – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/07/ratcliffe-power-station-protesters-cleared-on-appeal-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/07/ratcliffe-power-station-protesters-cleared-on-appeal-bbc-news/#comments Tue, 19 Jul 2011 14:59:46 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=55419 “The convictions of 20 protesters for trying to shut down the UK’s second largest power station have been quashed by the Court of Appeal.”

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BBC News, 19th July 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/07/ratcliffe-power-station-protesters-cleared-on-appeal-bbc-news/feed/ 0 Fortnum & Mason protest: CPS drops charges against 109 UK Uncut activists – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/07/fortnum-mason-protest-cps-drops-charges-against-109-uk-uncut-activists-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/07/fortnum-mason-protest-cps-drops-charges-against-109-uk-uncut-activists-the-guardian/#comments Tue, 19 Jul 2011 08:53:54 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=55340 “The Crown Prosecution Service has dropped charges of aggravated trespass against 109 UK Uncut activists who occupied Fortnum & Mason in March, saying they are no longer in the public interest.”

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The Guardian, 18th July 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/07/fortnum-mason-protest-cps-drops-charges-against-109-uk-uncut-activists-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Blunt: ending the misery of squatting – Ministry of Justice http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/07/blunt-ending-the-misery-of-squatting-ministry-of-justice/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/07/blunt-ending-the-misery-of-squatting-ministry-of-justice/#comments Wed, 13 Jul 2011 09:37:19 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=55026 “A new crime of squatting was proposed today by Justice Minister Crispin Blunt. Making it an offence for the first time, and abolishing so-called ‘squatters rights’ are among a range of proposals to deal with the problem which would protect both home and business owners.”

Full press release

Ministry of Justice, 13th July 2011

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/07/blunt-ending-the-misery-of-squatting-ministry-of-justice/feed/ 0 Ignore headlines about squatters, government proposals target Gypsies and travellers – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/07/ignore-headlines-about-squatters-government-proposals-target-gypsies-and-travellers-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/07/ignore-headlines-about-squatters-government-proposals-target-gypsies-and-travellers-the-guardian/#comments Wed, 13 Jul 2011 09:19:19 +0000 tracey http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=55014 “The prime minister’s confirmation that the government will be bringing forward legislation for the criminalisation of trespass and the proposed removal of removal of legal aid from trespassers in the legal aid, sentencing and punishment of offenders bill amount to the most significant changes to the law of trespass in England and Wales for generations.”

Full story

The Guardian, 13th July 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/07/ignore-headlines-about-squatters-government-proposals-target-gypsies-and-travellers-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Prosecutors to drop ‘significant’ number of Fortnum protest cases – The Independent http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/07/prosecutors-to-drop-significant-number-of-fortnum-protest-cases-the-independent/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/07/prosecutors-to-drop-significant-number-of-fortnum-protest-cases-the-independent/#comments Wed, 06 Jul 2011 08:55:39 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=54549 “A ‘significant’ number of the hundreds of cases bought against UK Uncut activists who stormed a central London department store in March are expected to be dropped, according to prosecutors.”

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The Independent, 6th July 2011

Source: www.independent.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/07/prosecutors-to-drop-significant-number-of-fortnum-protest-cases-the-independent/feed/ 0 UK Uncut protesters due in court over store occupation – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/07/uk-uncut-protesters-due-in-court-over-store-occupation-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/07/uk-uncut-protesters-due-in-court-over-store-occupation-the-guardian/#comments Tue, 05 Jul 2011 08:39:35 +0000 sally http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/?p=54483 “Activists accused of occupying the luxury London food retailer Fortnum & Mason during tax avoidance protests in March are expected to plead not guilty to charges of aggravated trespass on Tuesday.”

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The Guardian, 5th July 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/07/uk-uncut-protesters-due-in-court-over-store-occupation-the-guardian/feed/ 0 DPP asks power station protesters to appeal against trespass convictions – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/04/dpp-asks-power-station-protesters-to-appeal-against-trespass-convictions-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/04/dpp-asks-power-station-protesters-to-appeal-against-trespass-convictions-the-guardian/#comments Mon, 18 Apr 2011 12:03:31 +0000 sally http://innertemplelibrary.wordpress.com/?p=50745 “The 20 protesters convicted of conspiracy to commit aggravated trespass after a demonstration at the Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station have been invited to appeal against their convictions by the director of public prosecutions.”

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The Guardian, 18th April 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/04/dpp-asks-power-station-protesters-to-appeal-against-trespass-convictions-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Shapps: ‘Landlords can legally use force on squatters’ – The Independent http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/04/shapps-landlords-can-legally-use-force-on-squatters-the-independent/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/04/shapps-landlords-can-legally-use-force-on-squatters-the-independent/#comments Mon, 04 Apr 2011 08:17:15 +0000 sally http://innertemplelibrary.wordpress.com/?p=50176 “Homeowners who are victims of squatters can use violence to break in and forcibly remove them, ministers have claimed. Squatters who retaliate or defend themselves will face tough criminal sanctions under measures planned by the Government.”

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The Independent, 3rd April 2011

Source: www.independent.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/04/shapps-landlords-can-legally-use-force-on-squatters-the-independent/feed/ 0 UK Uncut arrests threaten future protests, lawyer warns – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/03/uk-uncut-arrests-threaten-future-protests-lawyer-warns-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/03/uk-uncut-arrests-threaten-future-protests-lawyer-warns-the-guardian/#comments Wed, 30 Mar 2011 09:05:11 +0000 sally http://innertemplelibrary.wordpress.com/?p=49882 “A lawyer at a leading civil liberties firm has expressed fears for the future of direct action protest after the mass arrest of UK Uncut activists during last Saturday’s anti-cuts demonstrations in London.”

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The Guardian, 30th March 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/03/uk-uncut-arrests-threaten-future-protests-lawyer-warns-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Naked burglar fails to get jail sentence overturned – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/03/naked-burglar-fails-to-get-jail-sentence-overturned-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/03/naked-burglar-fails-to-get-jail-sentence-overturned-bbc-news/#comments Wed, 30 Mar 2011 09:00:37 +0000 sally http://innertemplelibrary.wordpress.com/?p=49880 “A naked burglar who broke into the homes of two families has failed to persuade judges that his indefinite jail term was unfair.”

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BBC News, 29th March 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/03/naked-burglar-fails-to-get-jail-sentence-overturned-bbc-news/feed/ 1 Met police are criminalising a generation of students, claims law firm – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/03/met-police-are-criminalising-a-generation-of-students-claims-law-firm-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/03/met-police-are-criminalising-a-generation-of-students-claims-law-firm-the-guardian/#comments Mon, 07 Mar 2011 10:19:51 +0000 sally http://innertemplelibrary.wordpress.com/?p=48695 “A leading legal aid firm has accused the Metropolitan police of criminalising a generation of students for taking part in the protests against tuition fees.”

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The Guardian, 6th March 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/03/met-police-are-criminalising-a-generation-of-students-claims-law-firm-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Undercover police case: CPS to review convictions of environmental protesters – Daily Telegraph http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/01/undercover-police-case-cps-to-review-convictions-of-environmental-protesters-daily-telegraph/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/01/undercover-police-case-cps-to-review-convictions-of-environmental-protesters-daily-telegraph/#comments Fri, 28 Jan 2011 09:34:32 +0000 sally http://innertemplelibrary.wordpress.com/?p=46122 “The Crown Prosecution service (CPS) is to review the convictions of a group of environmental protesters sentenced for planning to shut down the UK’s second largest power station.”

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Daily Telegraph, 28th January 2011

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/01/undercover-police-case-cps-to-review-convictions-of-environmental-protesters-daily-telegraph/feed/ 0 Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station activists sentenced – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/01/ratcliffe-on-soar-power-station-activists-sentenced-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/01/ratcliffe-on-soar-power-station-activists-sentenced-bbc-news/#comments Fri, 21 Jan 2011 09:26:52 +0000 sally http://innertemplelibrary.wordpress.com/?p=45860 “Two activists who planned to shut down a power station in Nottinghamshire have been given community orders.”

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BBC News, 18th January 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/01/ratcliffe-on-soar-power-station-activists-sentenced-bbc-news/feed/ 0 Court threat to Parliament Square protesters – The Independent http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/01/court-threat-to-parliament-square-protesters-the-independent/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/01/court-threat-to-parliament-square-protesters-the-independent/#comments Tue, 18 Jan 2011 09:30:17 +0000 sally http://innertemplelibrary.wordpress.com/?p=45650 “Parliament Square peace protesters were threatened with court action today (17 January) unless they clear their makeshift camps from the pavement area by the end of the working week.”

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The Independent, 17th January 2011

Source: www.independent.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/01/court-threat-to-parliament-square-protesters-the-independent/feed/ 0 IPCC to launch inquiry into collapsed case against environmental protesters – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/01/ipcc-to-launch-inquiry-into-collapsed-case-against-environmental-protesters-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/01/ipcc-to-launch-inquiry-into-collapsed-case-against-environmental-protesters-the-guardian/#comments Fri, 14 Jan 2011 09:50:54 +0000 sally http://innertemplelibrary.wordpress.com/?p=45460 “Police watchdog called in to investigate reasons why prosecution fell apart.”

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The Guardian, 13th January 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/01/ipcc-to-launch-inquiry-into-collapsed-case-against-environmental-protesters-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Activists challenge convictions in wake of police spy revelations – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/01/activists-challenge-convictions-in-wake-of-police-spy-revelations-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/01/activists-challenge-convictions-in-wake-of-police-spy-revelations-the-guardian/#comments Fri, 14 Jan 2011 09:41:21 +0000 sally http://innertemplelibrary.wordpress.com/?p=45451 “Twenty environmental activists are seeking to overturn recent criminal convictions in the wake of the Guardian’s revelations about a network of undercover police officers embedded deep in the movement.”

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The Guardian, 13th January 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/01/activists-challenge-convictions-in-wake-of-police-spy-revelations-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Undercover officer ‘switched sides’ in power station trial – The Independent http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/01/undercover-officer-switched-sides-in-power-station-trial-the-independent/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/01/undercover-officer-switched-sides-in-power-station-trial-the-independent/#comments Mon, 10 Jan 2011 09:57:48 +0000 sally http://innertemplelibrary.wordpress.com/?p=45240 “The trial of six people accused of trying to shut down one of Britain’s biggest power stations has collapsed amid claims that an undercover policeman who infiltrated their group offered to give evidence on their behalf.”

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The Independent, 10th January 2011

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/01/undercover-officer-switched-sides-in-power-station-trial-the-independent/feed/ 0 Ratcliffe coal protesters spared jail sentences – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/01/ratcliffe-coal-protesters-spared-jail-sentences-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/01/ratcliffe-coal-protesters-spared-jail-sentences-the-guardian/#comments Thu, 06 Jan 2011 09:37:11 +0000 sally http://innertemplelibrary.wordpress.com/?p=45088 “Environmental activists who planned to shut down a coal-fired power station near Nottingham were spared jail today after a judge declared they acted with ‘the highest possible motives’.”

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The Guardian, 5th January 2011

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2011/01/ratcliffe-coal-protesters-spared-jail-sentences-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Ratcliffe activists found guilty of coal station plot – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2010/12/ratcliffe-activists-found-guilty-of-coal-station-plot-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2010/12/ratcliffe-activists-found-guilty-of-coal-station-plot-the-guardian/#comments Tue, 14 Dec 2010 14:55:23 +0000 sally http://innertemplelibrary.wordpress.com/?p=44280 “Campaigners who planned to shut down coal-fired power station convicted of conspiracy to commit aggravated trespass.”

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The Guardian, 14th December 2010

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2010/12/ratcliffe-activists-found-guilty-of-coal-station-plot-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Al Fayed loses damages in fight over Oxted oil field – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2010/07/al-fayed-loses-damages-in-fight-over-oxted-oil-field-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2010/07/al-fayed-loses-damages-in-fight-over-oxted-oil-field-bbc-news/#comments Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:29:58 +0000 sally http://innertemplelibrary.wordpress.com/?p=37535 “Mohamed Al Fayed’s battle for compensation after a company drilled for oil under his Surrey estate has been thrown out by the Supreme Court.”

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BBC News, 28th July 2010

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2010/07/al-fayed-loses-damages-in-fight-over-oxted-oil-field-bbc-news/feed/ 0 Bocardo SA v Star Energy UK Onshore Ltd and another – WLR Daily http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2010/07/bocardo-sa-v-star-energy-uk-onshore-ltd-and-another-wlr-daily/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2010/07/bocardo-sa-v-star-energy-uk-onshore-ltd-and-another-wlr-daily/#comments Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:51:03 +0000 sally http://innertemplelibrary.wordpress.com/?p=37501 Bocardo SA v Star Energy UK Onshore Ltd and another [2010] UKSC 35; [2010] WLR (D) 204

“Damages for trespass occasioned by an oil company drilling underneath another party’s land were to be assessed on the basis that the right to drill for oil was a compulsory acquisition under statute and, therefore, any additional value of the right of access attributable to the oil extraction scheme was to be disregarded.”

WLR Daily, 28th July 2010

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2010/07/bocardo-sa-v-star-energy-uk-onshore-ltd-and-another-wlr-daily/feed/ 0 Mayor of London (on behalf of the Greater London Authority) v Hall and others – WLR Daily http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2010/07/mayor-of-london-on-behalf-of-the-greater-london-authority-v-hall-and-others-wlr-daily/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2010/07/mayor-of-london-on-behalf-of-the-greater-london-authority-v-hall-and-others-wlr-daily/#comments Fri, 23 Jul 2010 10:42:22 +0000 sally http://innertemplelibrary.wordpress.com/?p=37314 Mayor of London (on behalf of the Greater London Authority) v Hall and others [2010] EWCA Civ 817; [2010] WLR (D) 195

“The Mayor of London was entitled to an order for possession and an injunction against a number of defendants requiring them to leave a square opposite Parliament, even though title to the land was vested in the Crown, since it was implicit in ss 384 and 385 of the Greater London Authority Act 1999, which gave the Mayor complete control and regulation of the square, that the Mayor had the right to seek a possession order.”

WLR Daily, 19th July 2010

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2010/07/mayor-of-london-on-behalf-of-the-greater-london-authority-v-hall-and-others-wlr-daily/feed/ 0 Democracy Village set to be demolished – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2010/07/democracy-village-set-to-be-demolished-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2010/07/democracy-village-set-to-be-demolished-the-guardian/#comments Mon, 19 Jul 2010 08:31:43 +0000 sally http://innertemplelibrary.wordpress.com/?p=37050 “Democracy Village, a ragtag community of peace activists, pro-democracy campaigners and the homeless in central London, is about to be torn down.”

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The Guardian, 18th July 2010

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2010/07/democracy-village-set-to-be-demolished-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Parliament Sq. evictions case reaches Appeal Court – The Independent http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2010/07/parliament-sq-evictions-case-reaches-appeal-court-the-independent/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2010/07/parliament-sq-evictions-case-reaches-appeal-court-the-independent/#comments Fri, 09 Jul 2010 10:25:30 +0000 sally http://innertemplelibrary.wordpress.com/?p=36626 “A legal battle to evict peace campaigners from historic Parliament Square Gardens is to reach the Court of Appeal.”

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The Independent, 9th July 2010

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2010/07/parliament-sq-evictions-case-reaches-appeal-court-the-independent/feed/ 0 Parliament Square protesters win eviction reprieve – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2010/07/parliament-square-protesters-win-eviction-reprieve-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2010/07/parliament-square-protesters-win-eviction-reprieve-the-guardian/#comments Sat, 03 Jul 2010 13:54:11 +0000 sally http://innertemplelibrary.wordpress.com/?p=36326 “The Parliament Square peace camp remained in possession of the bleached square of grass in front of the Houses of Parliament today (2 July) after winning a stay of execution minutes before an eviction order was due to be imposed.”

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The Guardian, 2nd July 2010

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2010/07/parliament-square-protesters-win-eviction-reprieve-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Boris Johnson wins court order to evict Parliament Square protesters – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2010/06/boris-johnson-wins-court-order-to-evict-parliament-square-protesters-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2010/06/boris-johnson-wins-court-order-to-evict-parliament-square-protesters-the-guardian/#comments Wed, 30 Jun 2010 08:50:20 +0000 sally http://innertemplelibrary.wordpress.com/?p=36108 “Boris Johnson, the mayor of London, today won a high court order evicting protesters who have turned Parliament Square into a makeshift encampment.”

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The Guardian, 29th June 2010

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2010/06/boris-johnson-wins-court-order-to-evict-parliament-square-protesters-the-guardian/feed/ 0 High Court judge to rule Parliament Square protest – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2010/06/high-court-judge-to-rule-parliament-square-protest-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2010/06/high-court-judge-to-rule-parliament-square-protest-bbc-news/#comments Tue, 29 Jun 2010 08:25:20 +0000 sally http://innertemplelibrary.wordpress.com/?p=36043 “A High Court judge is to rule on a bid by London Mayor Boris Johnson to evict peace protesters from Parliament Square.”

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BBC News, 29th June 2010

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2010/06/high-court-judge-to-rule-parliament-square-protest-bbc-news/feed/ 0 Parliament Square eviction case a ‘collision of rights’ – BBC News http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2010/06/parliament-square-eviction-case-a-collision-of-rights-bbc-news/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2010/06/parliament-square-eviction-case-a-collision-of-rights-bbc-news/#comments Mon, 14 Jun 2010 15:05:48 +0000 sally http://innertemplelibrary.wordpress.com/?p=35427 “The High Court has heard the Mayor of London’s attempt to evict Parliament Square protesters is a ‘collision of rights’.”

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BBC News, 14th June 2010

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2010/06/parliament-square-eviction-case-a-collision-of-rights-bbc-news/feed/ 0 Boris Johnson brings legal action to remove Parliament Square peace protesters – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2010/06/boris-johnson-brings-legal-action-to-remove-parliament-square-peace-protesters-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2010/06/boris-johnson-brings-legal-action-to-remove-parliament-square-peace-protesters-the-guardian/#comments Thu, 03 Jun 2010 09:37:19 +0000 sally http://innertemplelibrary.wordpress.com/?p=34972 “Boris Johnson, the mayor of London, is today bringing legal action to remove peace protesters camping in Parliament Square.”

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The Guardian, 3rd June 2010

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2010/06/boris-johnson-brings-legal-action-to-remove-parliament-square-peace-protesters-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs v Meier and others – WLR Daily http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2009/12/secretary-of-state-for-the-environment-food-and-rural-affairs-v-meier-and-others-wlr-daily/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2009/12/secretary-of-state-for-the-environment-food-and-rural-affairs-v-meier-and-others-wlr-daily/#comments Wed, 02 Dec 2009 11:41:56 +0000 sally http://innertemplelibrary.wordpress.com/?p=28462 Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs v Meier and others [2009] UKSC 11; [2009] WLR (D) 347

“Where travellers were trespassing in part of a wood owned by the claimant and threatened to go to some other wood owned by him if they were moved, an injunction to restrain such further trespass might be granted, but an order for possession in respect of other distinct woods not currently occupied by them could not be justified.”

WLR Daily, 1st December 2009

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

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BBC News, 6th July 2009

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]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2009/07/police-end-probe-of-67-protesters-bbc-news/feed/ 0 Bocardo SA v Star Energy UK Onshore Ltd and anr – WLR Daily http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2009/06/bocardo-sa-v-star-energy-uk-onshore-ltd-and-anr-wlr-daily/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2009/06/bocardo-sa-v-star-energy-uk-onshore-ltd-and-anr-wlr-daily/#comments Wed, 17 Jun 2009 09:29:17 +0000 sally http://innertemplelibrary.wordpress.com/?p=22267 Bocardo SA v Star Energy UK Onshore Ltd and anr [2009] EWCA Civ 579; [2009] WLR (D) 187

“A party, under licence from the Crown to search for, bore and obtain oil, which drilled and used pipelines to extract the oil from land without the grant of permission by the owner of the paper title in exclusive possession of that land, committed a trespass, although such trespass was purely technical in that no interference was effected on the landowner’s use or enjoyment of his land, nor did the latter have any rights to the oil which belonged exclusively to the Crown and its licensee.”

WLR Daily, 16th June 2009

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2009/06/bocardo-sa-v-star-energy-uk-onshore-ltd-and-anr-wlr-daily/feed/ 0 Mass arrests over power station protest raise civil liberties concerns – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2009/04/mass-arrests-over-power-station-protest-raise-civil-liberties-concerns-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2009/04/mass-arrests-over-power-station-protest-raise-civil-liberties-concerns-the-guardian/#comments Tue, 14 Apr 2009 08:55:04 +0000 sally http://innertemplelibrary.wordpress.com/?p=20121 “Police have carried out what is thought to be the biggest pre-emptive raid on environmental campaigners in British history, arresting 114 people believed to be planning direct action at a coal-fired power station.”

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The Guardian, 14th April 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2009/04/mass-arrests-over-power-station-protest-raise-civil-liberties-concerns-the-guardian/feed/ 0 Stansted protesters sentenced to community service amid threat of £2m damages claim – The Guardian http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2009/01/stansted-protesters-sentenced-to-community-service-amid-threat-of-2m-damages-claim-the-guardian/ http://www.innertemplelibrary.com/2009/01/stansted-protesters-sentenced-to-community-service-amid-threat-of-2m-damages-claim-the-guardian/#comments Thu, 08 Jan 2009 09:35:48 +0000 sally http://innertemplelibrary.wordpress.com/?p=16020 “A group of climate change protesters who brought Stansted airport to a standstill after occupying a taxiway in December were sentenced yesterday, as it emerged that they and others who joined them face the threat of being sued for more than £2m in damages.”

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The Guardian, 8th January 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

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