High Speed Two (HS2) Limited & Anor v Persons Unknown & Ors
| Judge | Mr Justice Ritchie |
| Neutral Citation | [2024] EWHC 1277 (KB) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Court | King's Bench Division |
| Counsel | Michael Fry,Jonathan Welch Of Counsel,Stephen Simblet Kc |
| Date | 24 May 2024 |
Neutral Citation Number: [2024] EWHC 1277 (KB)
Case No: QB-2022-BHM-000044
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE
KING'S BENCH DIVISION
THE BIRMINGHAM DISTRICT REGISTRY
Date: 24th
May 2024
Before :
MR JUSTICE RITCHIE
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Between :
HIGH SPEED TWO (HS2) LIMITED [1]
THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR TRANSPORT [2]
Claimant
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(1)NOT USED
(2) PERSONS UNKNOWN ENTERING OR REMAINING WITHOUT THE
CONSENT OF THE CLAIMANTS ON, IN OR UNDER THE HS2 LAND
WITH THE EFFECT OF DAMAGING AND/OR DELAYING AND/OR
HINDERING THE CLAIMANTS, THEIR AGENTS, SERVANTS,
CONTRACTORS, SUBCONTRACTORS, GROUP COMPANIES,
LICENSEES, INVITEES AND/OR EMPLOYEES
(3) PERSONS UNKNOWN OBSTRUCTING AND/OR INTERFERING WITH
ACCESS TO AND/OR EGRESS FROM THE HS2 LAND IN CONNECTION
WITH THE HS2 SCHEME WITH OR WITHOUT VEHICLES, MATERIALS
AND EQUIPMENT, WITH THE EFFECT OF DAMAGING AND/OR
DELAYINGAND/OR HINDERING THE CLAIMANTS, THEIRAGENTS,
SERVANTS,CONTRACTORS,SUBCONTRACTORS,GROUP
COMPANIES, LICENSEES, INVITEES AND/OR EMPLOYEES WITHOUT
THE CONSENT OF THE CLAIMANTS
(4) PERSONS UNKNOWN CUTTING, DAMAGING, MOVING, CLIMBING
ON OR OVER, DIGGING BENEATH OR REMOVING ANY ITEMS
AFFIXED TO ANY TEMPORARY OR PERMANENT FENCING OR GATES
ON OR AT THE PERIMETER OF THE HS2 LAND, OR DAMAGING,
APPLYING ANY SUBSTANCE TO OR INTERFERING WITH ANY LOCK
Defendants
OR ANY GATE AT THE PERIMETER OF THE HS2 LAND WITHOUT THE
CONSENT OF THE CLAIMANTS
(5) MR ROSS MONAGHAN (AKA SQUIRREL / ASH TREE)
(6) MR JAMES ANDREW TAYLOR (AKA JIMMY KNAGGS / JAMES
KNAGGS / RUN AWAY JIM)
(7-65) THE OTHER NAMED DEFENDANTS AS SET OUT IN ANNEX A
HERETO
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Michael Fry & Jonathan Welch of Counsel(instructed by DLA Piper Solicitors) for the
Claimant
Stephen Simblet KC(instructed by Robert Lizar Solicitors) for the 6th Defendant
Hearing dates: 15thMay 2024
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Approved Judgment
This judgment was handed down remotely at 10.30pm on Friday 24th May 2024 by
circulation to the parties or their representatives by e-mail and by release to the National
Archives.
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