King's / Queen's Bench Division of the High Court

QB-2022-001098 - [2025] EWHC 1768 (KB)

Fecha: 11-Jul-2025

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Neutral Citation Number: [2025] EWHC 1768 (KB)

Case No: QB-2022-001098

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE

KING'S BENCH DIVISION

Royal Courts of Justice

Strand, London, WC2A 2LL

Date: 11/07/2025

Before:

THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE SWEETING

Between:

(1) ESSO Petroleum Company, Limited

(2) Exxonmobil Chemical Limited

Claimants

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(1) PERSONS UNKNOWN who, in connection with the ‘Extinction Rebellion’ campaign or the ‘Just Stop Oil’ campaign, enter or remain (without the Consent of the First Claimant) upon any of the Sites.

(2) PERSONS UNKNOWN who, in connection with the ‘Extinction Rebellion’ campaign or the ‘Just Stop Oil’ campaign, enter or remain (without the Consent of the First Claimant or the Second Claimant) upon The Chemical Plant, Marsh Lane, Southampton S045 1TX.

(3) PERSONS UNKNOWN who, in connection with the ‘Extinction Rebellion’ campaign or the ‘Just Stop Oil’ campaign, enter onto any of the Claimants’ property and obstruct any of the vehicular entrances or exits to any of the Sites.

(4) Paul Barnes

(5) Diana Hekt

Defendants

Timothy Morshead KC and Yaaser Vanderman (instructed by Norton Rose Fulbright LLP) for the Claimants

The Defendants did not appear

Hearing dates: 09/07/2025

Approved Judgment

This judgment was handed down remotely at 10.00am on 11.07.2025 by circulation to the parties or their representatives by e-mail and by release to the National Archives.

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THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE SWEETING

Mr Justice Sweeting: