On 29 August 2025 the Court of Appeal has allowed an appeal against the interim injunction granted to EPPING FOREST DC blocking the use of the BELL HOTEL in its area to accommodate asylum seekers pending a full hearing in October 2025. The Judge’s approach to the balance of convenience exercise and a range of public interest factors had been seriously flawed in principle and in a number of respects. In particular, it was desirable to preserve the status quo, and undesirable to incentivise protests.
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