Today (18 January) the High Court found in favour of the City ofLondon Corporation in relation to its highways and planningresponsibilities at St Paul"s.

Stuart Fraser, the City of London Corporation"s Policy Chairman,said after the Court judgment:"We took this action to clear the tents and equipment at StPaul"s. We hope the protesters will now remove the tentsvoluntarily. If not, and subject to any appeal proceedings, we willbe considering enforcement action.

''Lawful protests are a regular part of City life but tents,equipment and increasingly, quite a lot of mess and nuisance, isnot what a highway is for and the public generally is losing out "as evidence before the court made clear.""A Planning and Transportation Committee meets on 31Januaryand will consider the judgment. More details herelater.

See evidence onwww.cityoflondon.gov.uk/stpaulslegalDownload the Summary Judgment (PDF,

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