Category Archives: Legal
Climate Camp’s legal team refuse to participate in undercover review
The Camp for Climate Action Legal Team was recently invited to take part in a ‘Have Your Say’ event on Tuesday 24th May, as part of HM Inspectorate of Constabulary’s ongoing review into the police’s domestic extremism units. The review … Continue reading
Judicial Review of G20 policing: court report
Anyone who was there on April 1st 2009 outside the European Climate Exchange will not quickly forget the policing of that day and not have two unanswered questions. Why did the police decide to kettle the Climate Camp anyway? And … Continue reading
Letter to the Lothian & Borders Police
Climate Camp wishes to file a formal complaint against the Lothian & Borders Gold Command of Operation Octave. We believe that the Lothian & Borders Police have acted in contravention of the committment in their Policing Charter (1) to ‘treat … Continue reading
Getting away with it – Security culture and direct action
We can’t get arrested every day. On some actions carried out covertly or otherwise, you may not want to end up getting nicked, charged and convicted. Video and camera footage from independent and corporate media can be obtained and analysed … Continue reading
The Weekly Round-up: Monday 12th July
There’s a lot of news to update you with in this weekly round-up – most of it split between legal news and forthcoming events. So without further a-do, let’s go… The first – and perhaps biggest – news-story of the … Continue reading
The G20 and the Fight for Climate Justice
Last year the Camp for Climate Action faced extraordinary policing at the G20. The Climate Camp in the City was not only surrounded and kettled, but between midnight and 1am was removed with force and violence from a quiet street … Continue reading
Aberdeen Court Case
*Climate 9 Trial begins in Aberdeen* The first major climate trial since the failure of the Copenhagen talks has begun in Aberdeen Sheriff’s court this morning. Nine defendants from Plane Stupid Scotland will face charges charges ofBreach of the Peace … Continue reading
Strange Adventures In Copland
Last Thursday, the Camp for Climate Action Police Liaison Team spoke at a "briefing afternoon", at the Metropolitan Police’s Training Centre in Gravesend. Why did they do this, and what on Earth could they possibly say to the police? Simon … Continue reading
Open Letter to the Met
Open Letter FAO Chief Superintendent Ian Thomas, New Scotland Yard London SW1H 0BG Dear Chief Superintendent Thomas, On August 17th, you wrote to the Camp for Climate Action, requesting further information on the location of our next Camp, which will … Continue reading