LONDON, April 22 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news:
A judge has rejected an appeal against conviction from a man fined for blocking part of the River Thames with his two barges.
The High Court dismissed all of Alistair Trotman's arguments in relation to the original court verdict, labelling many of his challenges about the wording and validity of the Environment Agency's case as "misconceived."
In 2022, Trotman was fined 800 pound by Staines magistrates' court for breaking navigation, safety and mooring byelaws. He'd rented out rooms on houseboats Rhythm of River and Kupe, moored in largely the same spot for 6 months from October 2018.
District judge Susan Cooper ruled in favour of the Thames harbour mast...