Raise the Colours leader receives £48,000 court costs bill

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 22 Oct, 06:08 · Archive

Ryan Bridge, leader of Raise the Colours Oxfordshire, claims he has been sent a £48,000 bill for Oxfordshire County Council's legal fees following a High Court injunction. The injunction was filed by Oxfordshire Coroner's Court to prevent flags being put up illegally on public highway infrastructure. It followed a campaign from Raise the Colours and other groups who encouraged individuals to put Union Jack and England flags on lampposts and other poles in Oxford.

The county council issued pre-action and formal legal letters to Bridge, Ben Cullen, Trudy Wells and Kevin Good, warning them that if they did not stop putting up flags and harassing workers removing them, the council would pursue legal proceedings and seek costs. When none of the four responded, the council brought legal action against them in June, along with 'persons unknown'.

At the High Court hearing, the four named individuals made formal undertakings to the court promising they would no longer put up flags or encourage others to do so. Bridge has now claimed on social media that he has been billed with the £48,000 to cover the council's legal costs.

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Raise the Colours leader sent £48,000 bill in court costs after injunctionRyan Bridge, leader of Raise the Colours Oxfordshire, said he has been footed a £48,000 bill for Oxfordshire County Council's legal fees.Oxford Mail · 22 Oct, 05:00
Raise the Colours leader sent £48,000 bill in court costs after injunctionRyan Bridge, leader of Raise the Colours Oxfordshire, said he has been footed a £48,000 bill for Oxfordshire County Council's legal fees.Oxfordshire Guardian · 22 Oct, 05:00

In this story: Ryan Bridge · Raise the Colours · Oxfordshire County Council · Oxford · Ben Cullen · Trudy Wells · Kevin Good

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