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# Help with legal challenge to kettling
- URL: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/help-with-legal-challenge-to-kettling/
- Published: 2009-05-12T09:05:51.000Z
- Updated: 2019-02-14T22:43:05.000Z
- Author: ourKingdom editors
- Tags: #en, #Migrated, #Import 2026-04-09 18:49

**Stuart White:** News just in that the [Climate Camp](http://climatecamp.org.uk/?q=node/468&ref=opendemocracy.net) is trying to move forward with a legal challenge to the police kettling at Bishopsgate on April 1\. As I argued in an [earlier post](http://www.nextleft.org/2009/04/did-police-break-law-at-bishopsgate.html?ref=opendemocracy.net), there is good reason to think that the kettle at Bishopsgate was illegal even if the Law Lords’ decision in the *Austin* case earlier this year is good law. There is a strong case that the kettle in question did not meet the tests of reasonableness and proportionality which the Law Lords laid down.

However, the Climate Camp needs money to mount the legal challenge:

‘We really, really, need to raise £40,000 quickly to challenge the kettling. It may seem a lot but we think we can do it - small amounts from lots of people will get us to this target. See the Camp Donate page to donate to the Legal fund. Please tell all your friends and rich aunties.’ Relevant links are [here](http://climatecamp.org.uk/node/570?ref=opendemocracy.net) (Legal Team) and [here](http://climatecamp.org.uk/node/34?ref=opendemocracy.net) (Donations). Let’s give generously!

*cross-posted* [*from Next Left*](http://www.nextleft.org/2009/05/legal-challenge-to-g20-kettling.html?ref=opendemocracy.net)