In 2024, law firm DLA Piper claimed £229,525.35, which covered National Highways Ltd. pursuing 12 protesters for contempt of court after they broke the M25 injunctions in the United Kingdom. These costs are to be incurred by the activists.

Adam Wagner, a barrister at Doughty Street Chambers, said: “You might have a protester who, for the same action, is convicted of a criminal offence, has an injunction taken out against them with the risk of contempt of court proceedings if they breach it, and faces huge costs. It’s like triple jeopardy.”