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Smash Edo high court injunction affects 1000+ people.

Smash the arms trade. | 26.03.2005 15:20 | Anti-militarism | Repression | Social Struggles | South Coast

Yesterday Smash Edo, Bombs out of Brighton and 14 individuals found themselves issued with intended injunctions against them in the High court, London.

This is the first time that groups outside of the Animal rights movement have found themselves issued with intended injunctions at the High court.

Over 1000 people are connected to the groups listed in the injunction, most people in the anti-war movement in Brighton are members of Sussex action for peace, Smash Edo etc.



Yesterday Smash Edo, Bombs out of Brighton and 14 individuals found themselves issued with intended injunctions against them in the High court, London.

This is the first time that groups outside of the Animal rights movement have found themselves issued with intended injunctions at the High court.

Lawson-Cruttenden & Co of 10-11 Gray’s Inn Square, London. WC1R5JD.
Tel: 020 74050833. Fax:020-74050866
E-mail:  info@lawson-cruttenden.co.uk are dealing with the legal side of this case, they are the same group that got injunctions against animal rights related groups.

The date in the high court is for 14th April at 10.30am and it would seem that the trial is listed for 10 hours.

They are citing protection from Harassment act 1997.

The details of the intended injunction are- not photographing people working for Edo or their vehicles.

Using and musical instruments, loudhailers or anything that amplifies sound.

Making any abusive comments, orally, by telephone, in writing or by e-mail to people working within the company.

Entering into premises belonging to the company or persons associated with the company.

Going within 100 yards of the houses of the employees (160 employees hmm..)

Protests being limited to a specific designated area and the number of protestors not to exceed 10 individuals

That the demonstrations will only occur on Thursdays between 15.30-18.00

The protestors shall not park or drive their car within half a mile of EDO. (Edo is within half a mile radius of both universities and Brighton city centre, as the crow flies)

That no protest shall occur on or near the high way and path and field that faces the entrance to home farm road.

That the names protestors and groups can only enter the “exclusion zone” for the purpose of getting to the designated area (a small grass verge near to Edo)

Publishing by website, e-mail etc, names, addresses, tel no’s etc of the company employees.

Inciting or compelling the company or protected persons against his will from doing something, which he (or she?) is entitled or required to do.

Inciting or compelling the company or protected persons against his will to do something, which he is not under any obligation to do.

Creating protest camps within a radius of 3 miles of Edo or any of the (160) employees.

Smash the arms trade.

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Well done

26.03.2005 17:09

Well done guys, looks like youve well and truely put the frightners up them.

Keep up the good work.

All people in the arms industry are scum.

Fuck em! and those who work with them.

davros


Not the first time

26.03.2005 20:09

Actually it is not the first time that these injunctions have fallen on activists outside animal rights. About a year ago Bayer AG got a very similar injunction applied widely to anyone involved in anti-GM campaigning. These injunctions are all very similarly worded and based on the injunctions used by HLS. Infact you will almost certainly find that the legal firm behind the EDO injunctions are the same scum that worked for HLS and Bayer. These wide reaching injunctions must be challenged as they bypass the normal criminal legal system to make acts which would normally be lawful into criminal acts. The legal firm that is going out and actively seeking companies that might wish to take these injunctions needs to be targetted themselves. We are rapidly being squeezed, lossing legal options. At this rate the only campaigning options left to us will be covert criminal acts of sabotage.

n


Attack on protest

26.03.2005 20:38

That's a very full on list. I mean who do they think they are banning the use of "musical instruments"!

And saying 'protests about this issue can only take place on a thursday between 3.30pm and 6pm at this specified place (er... a small grass verge) - and that no more than ten people can attend any such demonstration... Oh and no 'protest camps' within a 3 mile radius!!

Bloody hell! I mean seriously, what's going on in this country???

I'm starting to think this country stinks!


this country already has the laws to stop demonstrations

27.03.2005 17:33

There is already an injuction against demonstrators at the Newchurch Guinea Pig farm. The injunction says they can only demonstrate on a Sunday for 4 hours and only 20 people. And of course no protest camps. So people should not be surprised if judges pass more injunctions against other protests. lawson-cruttenden was the person who worded the Harassment law which was supposed to stop stalkers. But if you read the book he wrote on the subject (he thinks he's my mate because he sent me a free copy - after I printed an article which slagged him off in the mag I produce Arcnews), he talks about using the act to stop hunt sabs, so he had every intention of using the act against political protesters but the MP's who passed the law either missed this part by accident or on purpose - whatever it is now law and the authorities can use the act to stop us protesting.

Add other laws (including the new one coming up) and if they want we can be stopped from campaigning never mind protesting. You can be stopped from giving out a leaflet twice against a vivisection company. How many of us think it will stay as just against vivisection companies - how about the police using it to stop anyone handing out leaflets outside a McDonalds? Or even outside your MP's surgery.

Protesters against other campaigns other than animal rights should look at how we have been treated to see how the authorities will come down on you. We are the test subjects and they will use the same tactics to stop all other campaigners. So watch out you are in for a bumpy ride and one that could cost you a lot of money. Learn to hide your finances before Cruttenden goes to court to freeze your money - like he has already done to one of our groups, but he doesn't win all his cases. He is not that good a solicitor, check out how we have faught back and see how you can sometimes send him running with his tail between his legs. Oh and by the way he reads all the comments about him and gets upset if you criticise him. Poor lad he must be quite stressed these days. Hi Tim hope you enjoyed my comments about you.

neil james
mail e-mail: james@arcnews.org.uk
- Homepage: http://www.arcnews.org.uk


Injunction Frenzy

27.03.2005 19:28

Cruttendons work so far ...

Save the Newchurch Guinea Pigs Campaign Injunction here :  http://www.liberation-now.org/injunction04.html

SPEAK Injunction here:  http://www.speakcampaigns.org.uk/legalnotice.php

Save 6 Boat Lane Campaign here:  http://www.vivisection.info/save6boatlane/

Fuck_Lawson_Cruttendon


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