The following news story featured this morning and concerns an area of law that I am not too familiar with regarding bailiffs seeking to evict squatters. As you will see form the 'word' version of the story, police arrested the bailiff for apparently "not having the sufficient order to enter the building" http://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/11025731.Squatter_threatens_to_jump_from_rooftop_during_police_standoff/?ref=var_0 A squatter staged a rooftop protest and a bailiff was arrested after a stand-off in Richmond on Wednesday afternoon. The bailiff, a 30-year-old man, was arrested after letting himself into the commercial building, 127-133 Sheen Road, by putting his hand through a letterbox to undo a latch. The arrest came after the road was closed in both directions, causing major traffic problems, after a squatter locked himself on the roof of the three-storey building, threatening to jump unless people left. Police arrived at 3.54pm to find squatters and bailiffs in dispute. Squatting in a commercial property became a civil matter under Section 144 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012. The one-man rooftop protest took place at 4.30pm, with police closing Sheen Road in both directions within minutes. London Ambulance Service and London Fire Brigade were both called. A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: “The squatter came down from the roof by 5.30pm and told police he had not really intended to jump. “The bailiffs from Kent did not have a sufficient order to enter the building and were asked to leave by police. “A bailiff who accessed the building via the letterbox a few hours later was arrested at 7pm for entering by force. “He was taken to Kingston police station and has been bailed to return at a later date.” The road closure caused major disruption to traffic and buses. The squatters presently remain inside the building, according to police.