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Occupations By Protesters: Finding the balance
Edward Gamble examines the issues that arise in disputes between owners and occupiers and occupying protesters ‘Trespass is a civil wrong, not a criminal offence, and the police only have limited powers to deal with protestors on private property.’We live in a time of protest. A wide range of issues from public sector spending cuts …
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- Hall & ors v The Mayor of London [2010] EWCA Civ 817
- School of Oriental and African Studies v Persons Unknown (2010) 49 EG (CS)
- Secretary of State for Environment Food and Rural Affairs v Meier [2009] UKSC 11
- University of Essex v Djemal [1980] 1 WLR 1301
- University of Sussex v Protesters [2010] PLSCS 105