The defendant was accused of having in breach of a court order entered a restricted zone established to allow the felling of trees in Sheffield. He raised the defence that he had done so in order to defend another protester from an anticipated assault by a security worker, and this despite there being present police officers to keep the peace.
Held: Whilst care was to be taken to establish it on the facts, the defence would exist in law.
Males J
[2018] EWHC 1540 (QB), [2018] WLR(D) 384, [2018] 3 WLR 791
Bailii, WLRD
England and Wales
Contempt of Court
Updated: 12 November 2021; Ref: scu.620074