THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE NICKLIN Approved Judgment
MBR Acres Ltd -v- Free the MBR Beagles
evade service of the Injunction Order, or at least mitigate the practical effect of technically effective service. ” She adds: “I should also mention, and without waiving privilege, that internal discussions are ongoing as to the practicality and effectiveness of potentially placing sign(s) on the Gate and/or perimeter of the Wyton Site which provide a QR code with which the Injunction Order can be accessed online. I understand from the Claimants’ legal representatives that similar signage has been deployed in other recent protestor injunctions such as the Arla Foods Limited injunction and the Just Stop Oil injunction in Thurrock and Essex” By Order of 30 May 2022, Cambridgeshire Constabulary were directed to provide to the Court a witness statement from the senior officer with current operational responsibility for policing the protest activities against the First Claimant. The information to be provided in the witness statement, together with any further information that the officer considered would assist the Court in its decision as to the interim injunction, was specified in the Order as follows: “(a) In relation to the protests at the Wyton Site in the period from 1 April 2021 to date, please provide details of: i. the number of people who have been arrested by the police; ii. the date on which each person was arrested; iii. the offence(s) for which the person was arrested and suspected to have committed; iv. the number of people who have been charged; v. the offence(s) with which the person was charged; and vi. the current status (or, if applicable, result) of any prosecution. At this stage, the Court does NOT require the names of those who have been arrested and/or charged (and the information should be given a cipher, e.g. A, B, C, D, etc.)… (b) In relation to policing of the protests at the Wyton Site since the grant of the interim injunction, first on 20 August 2021, and then the imposition of the exclusion zone on 10 November 2021, has the number of incidents requiring police intervention increased, decreased or stayed about the same when compared to the period prior to the grant of the relevant injunction? (c) How often are the police currently attending the Wyton Site in order to police the protests? (d) Do the protestors cooperate with the police?
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