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| Grow Heathrow: Campaigners rejected by Court of Appeal | Grow Heathrow: Campaigners rejected by Court of Appeal |
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| Squatters who set up a community garden on private land close to Heathrow Airport have failed to overturn a High Court ruling ordering them to leave. | Squatters who set up a community garden on private land close to Heathrow Airport have failed to overturn a High Court ruling ordering them to leave. |
| Last year, the court ruled Grow Heathrow had to vacate the land because owner Imran Malik should not be denied his ownership or right to use it. | Last year, the court ruled Grow Heathrow had to vacate the land because owner Imran Malik should not be denied his ownership or right to use it. |
| Grow Heathrow has now had its appeal rejected at the Court of Appeal. | Grow Heathrow has now had its appeal rejected at the Court of Appeal. |
| Campaigners spoke of their disappointment and vowed to take the matter to the Supreme Court. | Campaigners spoke of their disappointment and vowed to take the matter to the Supreme Court. |
| Joe Rake said: "We are very disappointed. We feel like this isn't the end yet." | Joe Rake said: "We are very disappointed. We feel like this isn't the end yet." |
| The Court of Appeal judge rejected a request by the campaigners to appeal to the Supreme Court, but protesters said they were still planning to apply to appeal "outside of the case". | The Court of Appeal judge rejected a request by the campaigners to appeal to the Supreme Court, but protesters said they were still planning to apply to appeal "outside of the case". |
| Their lawyer, Jayesh Kunwardia, of Hodge Jones and Allen, said of Wednesday's judgement: "For the first time, an Appeal Court judge has acknowledged the right to a home and family life should be considered in eviction proceedings by private landlords. | Their lawyer, Jayesh Kunwardia, of Hodge Jones and Allen, said of Wednesday's judgement: "For the first time, an Appeal Court judge has acknowledged the right to a home and family life should be considered in eviction proceedings by private landlords. |
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| "This is a huge step forward for tenants or squatters facing unreasonable evictions, especially where the residents have young children. | "This is a huge step forward for tenants or squatters facing unreasonable evictions, especially where the residents have young children. |
| "We now want the Supreme Court to determine if the Human Rights Act should be taken into account when private landlords evict." | "We now want the Supreme Court to determine if the Human Rights Act should be taken into account when private landlords evict." |
| The land in Sipson, in the borough of Hillingdon, in west London, was originally earmarked for a third runway at Heathrow. | The land in Sipson, in the borough of Hillingdon, in west London, was originally earmarked for a third runway at Heathrow. |
| Since September, the offence of squatting in a residential building has carried a maximum penalty of six months' imprisonment, a fine of up to £5,000 or both. | Since September, the offence of squatting in a residential building has carried a maximum penalty of six months' imprisonment, a fine of up to £5,000 or both. |
| It is a civil, not criminal, offence to squat in commercial properties. | It is a civil, not criminal, offence to squat in commercial properties. |