UK Oil & Gas PLC Judge upholds injunction against unlawful protest (5402O)
February 10 2021 - 02:01AM
UK Regulatory
TIDMUKOG
RNS Number : 5402O
UK Oil & Gas PLC
10 February 2021
UK Oil & Gas PLC
("UKOG" or the "Company")
Judge upholds injunction against unlawful protest
UK Oil & Gas PLC (London AIM: UKOG) is pleased to announce
that the High Court has upheld the Company's injunction against
unlawful protest at the Horse Hill site near Gatwick Airport.
Having conducted a comprehensive review of the case, the Judge,
Mrs. Justice Falk DBE found, yesterday, that:
-- There was a sufficiently real and imminent risk to justify
the interim injunction order and its revised scope (see the
Company's 5(th) February RNS), which prohibits trespass to the
site's land, obstruction of the main entrance and lorry
surfing.
-- The injunction is a reasonable and proportionate restriction
on protesters' activities. The order does not prevent slow walking
or simply standing outside the site, provided that this does not
physically obstruct anybody entering or leaving the site.
-- The Injunction should be extended to include six named
protesters associated with Extinction Rebellion ("XR"). In
addition, two named XR protestors, who trespassed into the site on
10(th) October 2020, offered undertakings to the court to abide by
the terms of the injunction in return for UKOG not seeking to
pursue committal for a breach of the injunction.
The injunction remains in force until a final two-day trial, to
be scheduled between June and October 2021.
Stephen Sanderson, UKOG Chief Executive, commented:
"UKOG welcomes Mrs. Justice Falk's thorough review and for her
clear finding that the making of the revised Injunction order was
fully justified. UKOG has never sought to obstruct any peaceful
protest, or curb the right to freedom of expression, solely to
restrain unlawful activities that impede its staff's right to go
about their lawful business. This ruling now makes it clear that
acts of trespass, obstruction of the site's entrance and vehicle
surfing do not constitute lawful protest under the right to freedom
of expression. We trust that protesters will abide by this
ruling."
For further information, please contact:
UK Oil & Gas PLC
Stephen Sanderson / Kiran Morzaria Tel: 01483 941493
WH Ireland Ltd (Nominated Adviser
and Broker)
James Joyce / James Sinclair-Ford Tel: 020 7220 1666
Communications
Brian Alexander Tel: 01483 941493
This information is provided by RNS, the news service of the
London Stock Exchange. RNS is approved by the Financial Conduct
Authority to act as a Primary Information Provider in the United
Kingdom. Terms and conditions relating to the use and distribution
of this information may apply. For further information, please
contact rns@lseg.com or visit www.rns.com.
RNS may use your IP address to confirm compliance with the terms
and conditions, to analyse how you engage with the information
contained in this communication, and to share such analysis on an
anonymised basis with others as part of our commercial services.
For further information about how RNS and the London Stock Exchange
use the personal data you provide us, please see our Privacy
Policy.
END
MSCLKLLBFLLLBBB
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
February 10, 2021 02:01 ET (07:01 GMT)
Uk Oil & Gas (LSE:UKOG)
Historical Stock Chart
From Feb 2024 to Mar 2024
Uk Oil & Gas (LSE:UKOG)
Historical Stock Chart
From Mar 2023 to Mar 2024