In the early hours of this morning bailiffs moved in and cleared
the Occupy London protest surrounding St Paul's
cathedral. This followed the Court of Appeal's unanimous
decision to refuse the protestors leave to appeal the possession
order obtained by the City of London.
Occupy London have vowed to continue with their protest and no
doubt will be looking for alternative sites from which to continue
their protest. If Occupy London does take up possession at an
alternative location it could take several weeks, or worse still, a
couple of months, to remove the protest, all of which could incur
substantial legal fees. As the recent occupation of UBS's
Sun Street Property and the area around St Paul's has shown,
Occupy London is a highly organised body. Any claims for
possession will be defended, and an application to appeal should be
anticipated.
