Landowners’ powers against protesters: A balancing exercise

Samuel Lear summarises three key Court of Appeal decisions from the last year clarifying the position on injunctive relief ‘Contrary to the approach taken by Canada Goose and many claimants before it, it is not enough for them to use the “persons unknown” tag without adding detailed qualification and limitations to its scope.’ Cases involving …
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Injunctive relief: On a wing and a prayer

Alison Oldfield considers the lessons to be learned from the Canada Goose decision ‘There is no doubt that the Canada Goose judgment provides pause for thought for anyone who is considering an application for an injunction against unnamed individuals.’ In the current climate of political and economic uncertainty, organised protest and direct action from campaigners …
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Injunctions: A workable remedy

David Manda and Ruth Ormrod report on the Court of Appeal case of Boyd v Ineos Upstream which has provided guidance on the controversial issue of bringing injunctions against ‘persons unknown’ ‘The court discharged those injunctions that purported to prevent unknown people from taking part in protests which may affect Ineos’ suppliers, because they were …
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Trespass: What are the options?

Annabel Heath outlines the different means available for eviction of squatters in light of a recent ruling ‘A High Court possession claim is often the quickest method of removing the trespassers from the land, simply because the High Court has the judicial resources and infrastructure for dealing with matters swiftly.’ Recently there have been reports …
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