Valero Energy Ltd & Ors v Persons Unknown Who & Ors [2025] EWHC 207 (KB) (03 February 2025)

Valero Energy Ltd & Ors v Persons Unknown Who & Ors [2025] EWHC 207 (KB) (03 February 2025)

There has been no material change in the evidence or legal framework since the final injunction was granted; the risk of trespass and nuisance at the 8 Sites persists; procedural and legal requirements have been satisfied; therefore, the injunction should continue.

Citation
[2025] EWHC 207 (KB)
Parties
Claimant: Valero Energy Ltd; Claimant: Valero Logistics UK Ltd; Claimant: Valero Pembrokeshire Oil Terminal Ltd; Defendant: Persons Unknown (environmental protest movements); Defendant: Mrs Alice Brencher and 16 others
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
03 February 2025
Procedural Posture
Injunction Review Application / Annual Review of Final Injunction
Outcome
Injunction continued; review ordered in one year.
Legal Topics
Injunctions, Persons Unknown, Environmental Protest, Trespass, Nuisance, Quia Timet, Service of Process
Civil Procedure Tort Law Environmental Law Injunctions Persons Unknown Environmental Protest Trespass Nuisance +2 more

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Parties

Valero Energy Ltd

Claimant

Valero Logistics UK Ltd

Claimant

Valero Pembrokeshire Oil Terminal Ltd

Claimant

Persons Unknown (environmental protest movements)

Defendant

Mrs Alice Brencher and 16 others

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Injunction Review Application / Annual Review of Final Injunction

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether there has been any material change in circumstances justifying discharge or variation of the final injunction against environmental protestors at the 8 Sites
  2. 2 Whether the risk of trespass and nuisance at the 8 Sites persists
  3. 3 Whether procedural and legal requirements for continuation of the injunction are satisfied

Ratio Decidendi

There has been no material change in the evidence or legal framework since the final injunction was granted; the risk of trespass and nuisance at the 8 Sites persists; procedural and legal requirements have been satisfied; therefore, the injunction should continue.

Court Disposition

Injunction continued; review ordered in one year.

Orders

  • Ritchie J's final injunction order remains in effect.
  • The injunction will be reviewed again in one year.