In 2024, law firm DLA Piper claimed £70,216, on behalf of Hs2, in legal costs against five climate protesters who breached injunctions. 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.”