Multiplex wins High Court injunction to stop daredevil trespassers breaking into Bankside Yards site

By Dave Rogers2020-08-05T05:00:00

Contractor says riverside scheme, which includes 49-storey tower, has already been scouted by groups looking to scale ‘trophy’ buildings

Multiplex has won an injunction banning daredevil trespassers trying to reach the summits of under-construction towers from entering its Bankside Yards site on London’s Blackfriars Road.

Two years ago, the firm was forced to obtain injunctions against trespassers at three of its sites in the City – including 22 Bishopsgate and the neighbouring 100 Bishopsgate tower – after they were repeatedly targeted by so-called urban explorers.

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