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Universities, “sit in” protests and summary possession.
Universities, “sit in” protests and summary possession.

Tim Hammond addresses the recent High Court decisions made in the cases of University of Birmingham v (1) Persons Unknown (2) Mariyah Ali [2024] EWHC 1770 (KB) and University of Nottingham v (1) Mx Joel Butterworth (2) Persons Unknown [2024] EWHC 1771 (KB), where both universities obtained summary possession orders under CPR 55 against student protesters conducting 'sit ins' on university land.

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