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the first and second witness statements of Julian Diaz-Rainey, partner of the firm, Pinsent Masons LLP, solicitors for the Claimant 7 8 (“ Diaz-Rainey 1 ” and “ Diaz-Rainey
2 ”) .
6. In summary, the Claimant is the largest commercial horseracing organisation in the UK, and
the freehold owner of the Epsom Racecourse (the “ Racecourse ”) (further background
information in respect of the Claimant is set out at paragraphs 7 to 9, and 18 to 19 of
Truesdale 1, and paragraphs 5 and 8 to 10 of Truesdale 2).
7. The Claimant hosts the two-day Epsom Derby Festival, with the prestigious Epsom Derby
race held on the first Saturday of June each year. Further background to the Derby Festival
is set out in paragraphs 13 to 17 of Truesdale 1.
8. A summary of the proceedings to date is set out below, as context for the evidence given in
my witness statement. I was not personally involved in these proceedings up until the
present Application; however, I have read the witness statements and affidavit listed above,
and the orders in these proceedings referenced below, and was further informed of the
details of these proceedings by Nevin Truesdale when taking up my present position.
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Animal rights protesters affiliated with the group Animal Rising (“ AR ”), caused
significant disruption to the 2022 Derby, the 2023 Grand National, and further races in
Ayre and Doncaster in 2023 (as set out in Truesdale 1, paragraphs 35 to 48, and
White 1). Following these incidents, and the widespread publication of protesters’
plans similarly to disrupt the Epsom Derby in June 2023, the Claimant applied for an
interim injunction against the First to Eighth Defendants on 22 May 2023, to restrain
acts of trespass and disruption to the races at the Racecourse. The Court granted the
interim injunction in the terms of the order of Sir Anthony Mann dated 26 May 2023 (the “ Interim Injunction Order ”) . 9
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The Interim Injunction Order was knowingly breached by Mr Newman who ran onto
the racetrack during the running of the Epsom Derby on 3 June 2023, exposing
himself, the horses and jockeys, police officers and stewards, and wider racegoers to serious danger. I refer the Court to the statements of PC Stevens 10 and PC Hodgkins, 11 and the Affidavit of Nevin Truesdale at paragraphs 41 to 48. Mr Newman
was subsequently arrested, charged and found guilty of a public order offence. Having
been denied bail following his arrest and spending approximately one month in prison,
Mr Newman was given an 18-week suspended sentence, ordered to complete 80
hours of unpaid work, and ordered to pay costs (as set out in Mr Truesdale’s affidavit,
7 Pages 446-471 of the Evidence Bundle 8 Pages 3-7 of the Additional Evidence Bundle 9 Pages 1044 - 1059 of the Evidence Bundle 10 Pages 209 - 211 of the Evidence Bundle 11 Pages 212 -214 of the Evidence Bundle
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