Freedom of information response
Injunctions against protesters
I'm researching the use of injunctions against protesters. I can see you provide some information about protest injunctions on your website (here). But please can you help with the following? Please provide the data in a spreadsheet format.
1. Legal papers on your website state the organisation has applied for protest injunctions against. Please can you provide the total spent on legal fees to obtain these protest injunctions since 2022, including applications to renew/amend/make the injunctions permanent, or to expand them? Please note this is not covered by the personal information exemption as I'm asking for the total spent by the company rather than individual fees for lawyers.
2. How many individuals have breached the injunctions?
I. How many individuals have received fines for breaching the injunctions? What is the total of these fines?
II. How many individuals have received suspended sentences for breaching the injunctions? What are the shortest and longest sentences received?
III. How many individuals have received prison sentences for breaching the injunctions? What are the shortest and longest sentences received?
3. How many of these individuals were made liable for some of the council’s legal costs for (a) the granting of the injunctions (not contesting) (b) breaching the injunctions and © contesting the injunctions?
4. What was the total sum these individuals owe the council for (a) the granting of the injunctions (not contesting) (b) breaching the injunctions and © contesting the injunctions?
5. How much has been recovered from them by the council for (a) the granting of the injunctions (not contesting) (b) breaching the injunctions and © contesting the injunctions?
Question 1
|
Supplier |
£ |
|
Radcliffe Chambers Services Limited |
63,450.00 |
|
SHARPE PRITCHARD |
52,887.24 |
|
Total |
116,337.24 |
Question 2
Five individuals have been found in breach of the injunction. Four were handed a four-week sentence, suspended for two years, on condition they did not breach injunctions again. A fifth was sentenced for four months suspended for two years on the same conditions and a £2000 fine. They were ordered (between them) to pay £21,500 in costs in relation to the breach
Question 3
all of the original 222 defendants were liable to pay 50% the Councils costs of obtaining the interim injunction, to be assessed if not agreed. No named defendant has formally contested the injunction.
Queston 4
TBC, save that the cost of breaching the injunction were £21,500 and have been paid.
Question 5
Not at recovery stage yet, save that the costs of breaching the injunction were £21,500 and have been paid.