Climate lawyer loses supreme court appeal over Heathrow leak
Tim Crosland was found in contempt for prematurely revealing court’s decision on third runway
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Tim Crosland was found in contempt for prematurely revealing court’s decision on third runway
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Most litigants in person would be struck dumb as they stood before the Supreme Court accused of contempt and facing a possible jail term. However, Tim Crosland is no ordinary self-represented litigant
By Press Association 2021 Heathrow A lawyer and climate campaigner who revealed the Supreme Court’s decision on Heathrow’s third runway a day before it was made public has been fined £5,000 for contempt of court. Tim Crosland, director of environmental campaigning organisation Plan B Earth, avoided jail for breaking an embargo on the court’s judgment allowing Heathrow’s appeal over controversial expansion plans in December. Mr Crosland, who previously worked for the Serious Organised Crime Agency, described breaking the embargo ...