Shale gas proposals regularly attract direct action, but other energy projects have also been subject to protest. Danielle Drummond-Brassington and Emma Pinkerton summarise the options for those fearing trespassers

Hardly a week goes by without shale gas hitting the headlines, often because a person or party is objecting to proposals.  It is certainly a topic that causes emotions to run high. What are the options available in the face of direct protestor action at sites where shale gas exploration is taking place and where protestors are trespassing on land?