Campaigners challenge injunction against anti-fracking protesters
by Rob Evans from Environment | The Guardian on (#31YFE)
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.
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