England and Wales Case Law

Birmingham City Council v Persons Unknown (Re Protests in Support of the Bin Workers' Strike)

Birmingham City Council v Persons Unknown (Re Protests in Support of the Bin Workers' Strike) [2026] EWHC 373 (KB) (20 February 2026)

The High Court authorised alternative service on unknown protesters and granted Birmingham City Council a limited interim injunction against trespass and obstruction at waste depots and on city roads.

• Service of proceedings on persons unknown
• Alternative service
• Interim injunctions
• Trespass
• Private nuisance
• Public nuisance

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The Chancellor, Masters and Scholars of the University of Cambridge v Persons Unknown

The Chancellor, Masters and Scholars of the University of Cambridge v Persons Unknown [2025] EWHC 2330 (KB) (12 September 2025)

The High Court granted summary judgment and final injunctive relief restraining threatened trespass and nuisance by persons unknown on specified Cambridge University sites.

• Summary judgment
• Final injunction
• Trespass
• Private nuisance
• Freedom of expression (article 10 echr)
• Freedom of assembly (article 11 echr)

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Chancellor, Masters and Scholars of the University of Cambridge v Persons Unknown

Chancellor, Masters and Scholars of the University of Cambridge v Persons Unknown [2025] EWHC 724 (KB) (21 March 2025)

The High Court granted the University of Cambridge interim injunctions against persons unknown to restrain trespass, obstruction and structures at specified sites.

• Interim injunctions
• Trespass
• Private nuisance
• Freedom of expression (article 10 echr)
• Freedom of assembly (article 11 echr)
• Discrimination (article 14 echr)

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London Borough of Lambeth v Grant & Ors (Rev 1)

London Borough of Lambeth v Grant & Ors (Rev 1) [2021] EWHC 1962 (QB) (12 July 2021)

The High Court granted Lambeth possession of part of Clapham Common, holding the campsite occupiers were trespassers and that Articles 10 and 11 did not bar eviction.

• Possession proceedings
• Trespass
• Freedom of expression (article 10 echr)
• Freedom of assembly (article 11 echr)
• Proportionality balancing
• Byelaws enforcement

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Geller & Anor, R (on the application of) v The Secretary of State for the Home Department

Geller & Anor, R (on the application of) v The Secretary of State for the Home Department [2015] EWCA Civ 45 (05 February 2015)

The Court of Appeal upheld refusal of permission for judicial review of the Home Secretary’s exclusion of Pamela Geller and Robert Spencer from the UK.

• Exclusion of foreign nationals
• Freedom of expression (article 10 echr)
• Freedom of assembly (article 11 echr)
• Proportionality
• Legal certainty
• Discrimination (article 14 echr)

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Geller & Anor, R (on the application of) v The Secretary of State for the Home Department

The Court of Appeal upheld refusal of permission for judicial review of decisions excluding Pamela Geller and Robert Spencer from the UK on public order grounds.

• Exclusion of foreign nationals
• Freedom of expression (article 10 echr)
• Freedom of assembly (article 11 echr)
• Proportionality
• Judicial review procedure
• Discretionary powers

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