Category: demonstrations

Tabernacle v Secretary of State for Defence – WLR Daily

Posted February 6th, 2009 in byelaws, demonstrations, human rights, law reports, nuclear weapons by sally

Tabernacle v Secretary of State for Defence [2009] EWCA Civ 23; [2009] WLR (D) 35

“Para 7(2)(f) of the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) Aldermaston Byelaws 2007, which prohibited the right of any member of the Women’s Peace Camp to camp within controlled areas on land owned by the Secretary of State for Defence to protest against nuclear weapons was not justifiable and violated the rights to individual freedom of expression and to freedom of peaceful assembly protected by arts 10 and 11 of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedom.”

WLR Daily, 5th February 2009

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Protesters to carry on camping – The Independent

Posted February 6th, 2009 in demonstrations, news by sally

“Women peace activists have been told by a judge they can continue camping outside the Aldermaston nuclear weapons site, no matter how ‘tiresome’ the Ministry of Defence thinks they are.”

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The Independent, 6th February 2009

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Austin v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis – WLR Daily

Posted January 29th, 2009 in demonstrations, false imprisonment, human rights, law reports, police by sally

Austin v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis [2009] UKHL 5; [2009] WLR (D) 26

“Demonstrators who had been confined within a police cordon for several hours did not suffer a violation of their right to liberty guaranteed by art 5 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms as scheduled to the Human Rights Act 1998 if the cordon was part of the crowd control measures adopted by the police in order to prevent a breach of public order, and the measures were not arbitrary but were resorted to in good faith, were proportionate and were enforced for no longer than was reasonably necessary.”

WLR Daily, 28th January 2009

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Austin v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis – Times Law Reports

Posted January 29th, 2009 in demonstrations, false imprisonment, human rights, law reports, police by sally

Austin v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis

House of Lords

“Crowd control measures adopted by police in order to prevent a breach of public order, which resulted in several thousand people being confined within a police cordon for several hours, did not amount to a violation of the right to liberty if the measures were used in good faith, were proportionate and were enforced for no longer than was reasonably necessary.”

The Times, 29th January 2009

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Stansted protesters sentenced to community service amid threat of £2m damages claim – The Guardian

Posted January 8th, 2009 in airports, demonstrations, news, sentencing, trespass by sally

“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

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Legal move to crack down on climate protesters – The Guardian

Posted December 18th, 2008 in demonstrations, news by sally

“The attorney general is considering asking the courts to clamp down on high-profile, direct-action protests on issues such as climate change, the Guardian can exclusively reveal.”

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The Guardian, 18th December 2008

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Animal rights activist cleared of sparklers bomb charge – The Guardian

Posted November 7th, 2008 in demonstrations, explosives, news by sally

“A prominent animal rights activist accused of planting petrol bombs at Oxford University was yesterday cleared of possessing an explosive substance – packets of sparklers – with intent.”

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The Guardian, 7th November 2008

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Porn protesters hit Westminster – BBC News

Posted October 22nd, 2008 in demonstrations, news, pornography by sally

“Models wearing chains, stockings and gags have been led around Westminster in protest at laws to make owning ‘extreme pornography’ illegal.”

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BBC News, 21st October 2008

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‘Green suffragette’ is freed despite breach of bail conditions – The Independent

Posted October 15th, 2008 in bail, demonstrations, news by sally

“Tamsin Omond, the aristocratic founder of the environmentalist campaign group that tried to break into the Houses of Parliament on Monday evening, narrowly escaped jail yesterday after a judge decided not to keep her on remand despite a breach of bail conditions which forbade her from going near Westminster.”

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The Independent, 15th October 2008

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When is a demo not a demo? – BBC News Magazine

Posted October 13th, 2008 in demonstrations, special report by sally

“When is a demonstration not a demonstration? That effectively is the intriguing question that the most senior judges in the country will have to decide next week, writes the BBC’s Clive Coleman.”

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BBC News Magazine, 13th October 2008

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Police offer £40,000 to animal rights protesters – The Independent

Posted September 25th, 2008 in compensation, demonstrations, news, police by sally

“A police force has offered £40,000 in compensation to animal rights campaigners, including supporters of the Animal Liberation Front (ALF), after they were prevented from joining a protest against livestock exports.”

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The Independent, 25th September 2008

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Power station protesters cleared – BBC News

Posted September 10th, 2008 in criminal damage, demonstrations, news by sally

“Six Greenpeace activists have been found not guilty of causing criminal damage during a protest in Kent.”

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BBC News, 10th September 2008

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Regina (Wood) v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis – Times Law Reports

Posted June 13th, 2008 in demonstrations, human rights, law reports, privacy by sally

Regina (Wood) v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis

Queen’s Bench Division

“Taking and retaining photographs of someone engaged in a political protest or demonstration was not unlawful and did not infringe his human rights.”

The Times, 13th June 2008

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Families call for tough sentences – BBC News

Posted June 12th, 2008 in demonstrations, murder, news, sentencing, violent offenders by sally

“Bereaved families have marched in London to demand tougher sentencing for the perpetrators of violent crime.”

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BBC News, 12th June 2008

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Anti-Bush protesters to defy march ban – The Guardian

Posted June 10th, 2008 in demonstrations, news, public order by sally

“Anti-war campaigners said today that they would defy a ban on a planned march to Downing Street at the weekend to protest at the visit by the US president, George Bush.”

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The Guardian, 10th June 2008

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Police did not breach rights when photographing protester – OUT-LAW.com

Posted June 3rd, 2008 in demonstrations, news, police, privacy by sally

“Police-ordered photography of an anti-arms trade protester did not breach the protester’s privacy rights, the High Court has ruled. It is one of the few times that such alleged intrusion by the state rather than the media has been the subject of a UK ruling.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 2nd June 2008

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Scientology protest: Liberty challenges police over summons – The Guardian

Posted May 29th, 2008 in demonstrations, judicial review, news, police, public order by sally

“The police force that issued a teenager with a court summons for calling Scientology a cult could face a judicial review over the legality of its policing guidelines.”

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The Guardian, 28th May 2008

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Teenager faces prosecution for calling Scientology ‘cult’ – The Guardian

Posted May 20th, 2008 in demonstrations, news, public order by sally

“A teenager is facing prosecution for using the word ‘cult’ to describe the Church of Scientology.”

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The Guardian, 20th May 2008

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Bloody Sunday inquiry 10 years on: £182m in costs and no end in sight – Legal Week

Posted April 10th, 2008 in armed forces, demonstrations, news, Northern Ireland by sally

“The Bloody Sunday inquiry faced its 10-year anniversary this month with a scathing verdict from the profession after senior lawyers strongly criticised the inquiry for waste, having swallowed nearly £100m in legal costs.”

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Legal Week, 10th April 2008

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Regina (Tabernacle) v Secretary of State for Defence – Times Law Reports

Posted April 9th, 2008 in demonstrations, law reports by sally

Regina (Tabernacle) v Secretary of State for Defence

Queen’s Bench Divisional Court

“A ban on innocuous activities on publicly accessible land owned by the Ministry of Defence was unlawful.”

The Times, 9th April 2008

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