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United Kingdom persons unknownunauthorised encampments

Basingstoke v Loveridge

[2024] EWHC 1828 (KB)
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtHigh Court of Justice (King's Bench Division)
Year2024
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

A local authority may obtain a final 'newcomer' injunction against persons unknown to restrain the establishment of unauthorised Gypsy and Traveller encampments within a defined area, where, applying the Supreme Court's guidance in Wolverhampton CC v London Gypsies and Travellers, there is a compelling need for relief and the requisite procedural safeguards are observed.

Area of Law

General

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