Kester Lees KC acted for Magdalene College in a third successful urgent application for an interim injunction to remove a protest encampment in Cambridge
On Monday, 23 June 2025, Kester Lees KC acted for Magdalene College in its successful urgent application for an interim injunction to remove a protestors’ encampment located on the lawn at an entrance to Magdalene College in Cambridge, in order to allow their students to study and sit examinations without disturbance and to avoid interference with the May Ball.
Kester was instructed Mark Robertson of Bevan Brittan LLP.
Kester previously acted for both Trinity College and St John’s College in obtaining similar interim injunctions, which were made final for 12 months on 23 June 2025: [2025] EWHC 1577 (Ch). Kester also acted, together with Taylor Briggs, for the University of London in its successful claims for a possession order and an interim injunction in respect of a similar protest encampment in University of London v Harvie-Clark & Ors [2024] EWHC 2895 (Ch).
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