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Cuadrilla Bowland v Persons Unknown

Cuadrilla Bowland Ltd v Lawrie (Persons Unknown) [2020] EWCA Civ 9

JurisdictionUnited Kingdom

CourtCourt of Appeal (Civil Division)

Year2020

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

An injunction against persons unknown that refers to an 'intention' to impede lawful activities is not for that reason too uncertain to be enforceable by committal, and in sentencing for contempt arising from non-violent civil-disobedience protest the protester's conscientious motivation is a relevant mitigating factor under Article 10/11 ECHR.

Area of Law

General

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