Occupy the High Court to support the St Paul's Cathedral protest camp
Nick Martian | 26.01.2012 12:15 | Occupy Everywhere | Climate Chaos | Social Struggles | Workers' Movements
Eco-warriors are calling on large numbers of people to occupy the High Court and apply to the judges in chambers for a stay of execution on the imminent eviction of the St Paul's protest camp.
Grounds for a retrial are the fact that some defendants were refused admission to the court to hear their own case, the land is not a public highway and does not belong to the City of London but was originally gifted to the Church of England, and the City of London is a criminal organisation which is not entitled to possession of the site.
Grounds for a retrial are the fact that some defendants were refused admission to the court to hear their own case, the land is not a public highway and does not belong to the City of London but was originally gifted to the Church of England, and the City of London is a criminal organisation which is not entitled to possession of the site.
There is also a claim that some of the protesters have been sleeping inside the cathedral and are therefore squatting the building, which means that only the Church of England has the right to an order for possession of the land and the tents and other property outside.
The claim number for the case against Occupy London is HQ11X04327, between the Mayor and commonalty and citizens of the City of London and persons unknown, and this should be quoted to the judges when application is made for a stay of execution pending a rehearing.
Occupy London has appealed for hundreds of people to come down to the St Paul's protest camp outside the Cathedral to defend it from eviction which they say they expect to start as soon as this evening (Thursday 26 January) and which they intend to resist.
However Mr Justice Lindblom allowed seven days stay of execution on his order granting possession of the site to the City of London to give Occupy London Stock Exchange time to lodge an appeal with the Court of Appeal.
Lawyers for the City of London gave an undertaking not to proceed with an eviction before 4pm on Friday 27 January, but some of the protesters claim that they could be evicted before then if their appeal is lost.
The claim number for the case against Occupy London is HQ11X04327, between the Mayor and commonalty and citizens of the City of London and persons unknown, and this should be quoted to the judges when application is made for a stay of execution pending a rehearing.
Occupy London has appealed for hundreds of people to come down to the St Paul's protest camp outside the Cathedral to defend it from eviction which they say they expect to start as soon as this evening (Thursday 26 January) and which they intend to resist.
However Mr Justice Lindblom allowed seven days stay of execution on his order granting possession of the site to the City of London to give Occupy London Stock Exchange time to lodge an appeal with the Court of Appeal.
Lawyers for the City of London gave an undertaking not to proceed with an eviction before 4pm on Friday 27 January, but some of the protesters claim that they could be evicted before then if their appeal is lost.
Nick Martian
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