Heathrow injunction: BAA wins its case

Posted by jamie — 6 August 2007 at 12:20pm - Comments

This from Sky News on BAA's injunction:

The operator of Heathrow airport has been granted a High Court injunction banning unlawful behaviour by environmental activists next week.

BAA says it wants to protect the safety of staff and passengers during the busy holiday season.

But the Camp for Climate Action claims the injunction will stop millions from using roads and public transport near the airport.

Ahead of the decision, BAA's solicitor Tim Lawson-Cruttenden said the injunction was only aimed at protesters "who wish to act unlawfully".

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However, Nicholas Blake QC, representing various defendants, described the injunction application as an "exercise in confusion and futility", while protesters branded the move as "the mother of all injunctions".

More to follow.

Indeed - as news has filtered out from the court, it seems BAA hasn't won quite as much as it wanted. Not nearly as much, in fact. I'm getting together a full report to publish later today.

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I over-egged the title, my fault, but the body of the story came directly from the story published on Sky News. A full story was published yesterday evening.

web editor
gpuk

Indeed - as news has filtered out from the court, it seems BAA hasn't won quite as much as it wanted. Not nearly as much, in fact. I'm getting together a full report to publish later today. web editor gpuk

I over-egged the title, my fault, but the body of the story came directly from the story published on Sky News. A full story was published yesterday evening. web editor gpuk

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