Campaigners challenge injunction against anti-fracking protesters

Lawyers for two anti-fracking campaigners argue in high court that injunction obtained by Ineos curtails protester rights

The legality of a wide-ranging injunction obtained against anti-fracking protesters by a multinational firm is to be examined in a three-day court hearing.

Two campaigners have launched a legal challenge against the injunction obtained by Ineos, the petrochemicals giant. Joe Corri(C), the son of the fashion designer Vivienne Westwood, and Joe Boyd, say it is draconian, oppressive and dramatically curtails protesters' rights.