Climate activists in frame for ?1m costs of protest bans run up by UK's biggest law firm

DLA Piper seeking to recover costs in relation to injunctions it secured for National Highways and HS2, records showBritain's biggest law firm has sought more than ?1m from climate protesters to cover the cost of court orders banning them from protesting, an investigation has found.The multibillion-pound City law firm DLA Piper has been trying to recover costs from activists for work done on behalf of National Highways Limited (NHL) and HS2 Ltd - both public bodies - obtaining injunctions banning protests on their sites. Continue reading...