10 May 2007
Two groups of Gypsies and Irish travellers must move from their sites to make way for the Olympic village, the High Court has ruled.
Three women from the sites challenged the trade secretary’s decision to back a London Development Agency compulsory purchase order allowing it to clear the sites in east London. They argued that the order interfered with their right to private and family life under Art 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights. The court ruled that although ordering the families to move involved a “very significant interference” with their human rights, it was proportionate given the benefits of hosting the 2012 games.
