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From: Daniel Kidby <d.f.p.kidby@outlook.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2023 5:27 AM To: lona Wilson <lona.Wilson@pinsentmasons.com> Cc: Julian Diaz-Rainey <Julian.Diaz-Rainey@pinsentmasons.com>; Trevor Watkins <Trevor.Watkins@pinsentmasons.com>; Alexander Richardson (Litigation, Regulatory & Tax) <Alexander.Richardson@pinsentmasons.com>; Starkey, Amy <Amy.Starkey@theiockeyclub.co.uk>; Kerri Waters <kerri waters@hotmail.com> Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: JCR v (1) Daniel Kidby; and (2)-(8) Persons Unknown
Hi there,
Thank you very much for your professional correspondence. I apologise for my delayed response as I've been travelling the last couple of days.
I can confirm that I have received this paperwork and that I do intend to appear in court on Friday 26th May to contest this claim. The primary argument I will make will focus on the appropriateness of using civil law instruments like injunctions when there are ample criminal laws covering our actions, and that the (mis)use of an injunction effectively denies participants their democratic rights to a trial by jury. As legal professionals from a highly regarded a firm as Pinsent Masons, I hope you can see how the increased use of such instruments to repress nonviolent protest, of which this is just one example, represents an erosion of the rule of law. I will be filling my papers and contacting the court this afternoon to make arrangements to be there. I look forward to a respectful exchange.
There is one amendment I'd like to request from Amy Starkey's witness statement in advance of the hearing. I have also cc'd Amy in this email so she can see my request too.
In paragraph 12 it was reported that we communicated that Kerri Waters will be leading the peaceful protest and I (Dan Kidby) would be leading the disruption. However, this was not communicated by us. The only thing we said was that Kerri was going to attend (not lead) the peaceful protest. We did not state what I would be doing on the day and did not say I would be leading the disruption. I accept this was simply a misunderstanding and don't suggest in anyway this was an intentional misrepresentation of the minutes, but I would appreciate it if this amendment could be made. Kerri (cc'd) can verify this is what was communicated. As we have demonstrated by publicising our plans, having a very open meeting with The Jockey Club and BHA, and me being transparent in my co-founder role, we practice openness and honesty within Animal Rising. That being the case, if I was leading this demonstration, I would gladly say so. But unfortunately, my role in AR tends to be far less exciting than leading and planning actions. I focus on fundraising, dialogue (such as what we have with the jockey club), strategy, embedding nonviolence, and other small bits and bobs. I do also participate in some of our actions, such as the Grand National. My honest position is that I haven't yet decided whether or not I'm participating in the action at Epsom yet. I don't participate in every single action we do as we do too many. 142
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