City orders protesters to remove tents within 48 hours - London

[dipsydoodle]

Source: BBC News

City of London authorities are to order protesters outside St Paul's Cathedral to remove their tents and equipment.

The protesters will be served a notice on Monday afternoon ordering them to clear the public areas around St Paul's within the next 48 hours.

It follows a City of London Corporation decision last week to go ahead with court action to clear the area.

The corporation has insisted that the protesters themselves are not being asked to leave the area.

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-15524483

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edit to add London to headline for clarity.

Occupy protesters at St Paul's Cathedral face first legal step to eviction.

The first step in what is likely to be a lengthy legal battle to remove the anti-capitalist protest camp from outside St Paul's cathedral in London will begin on Monday afternoon when officials formally hand activists a letter requesting that they pack up their tents and other belongings.

A Corporation of London spokesman said the letter, which was still being drafted, was likely to ask that the Occupy the London Stock Exchange protesters move within 24 or 48 hours. Activists have been camping outside St Paul's for a fortnight in protest at the perceived excesses of bankers and the global finance system.

Legal officials from the corporation, which owns some of the land around St Paul's, said they would distribute several copies of the letter in the camp.

If the activists do not comply, which appears almost inevitable, then the corporation's lawyers will most likely start court proceedings on Wednesday under the Highways Act, seeking an eviction. This process could take several months, lawyers have warned.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/oct/31/occupy-london-st-pauls-cathedral?newsfeed=true

[UnrepentantLiberal]

1. That could get ugly.

They like to riot in England.