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Terrorism
The passing of 4 major acts of parliament (Terrorism Act 2000, Anti-Terrorism, Crime & Security Act 2001, the Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005, and the Terrorism Act 2006) has seen the creation of many new offences and a significant increase in police powers. The extent to which the police and prosecuting agencies now operate has been widened, with a major impact on civil liberties.
Our lawyers have been involved in all of the recent high profile cases, although their experience pre-dates this new legislation when domestic policing was concentrated primarily on dealing with paramilitary violence emanating from Northern Ireland. What is apparent is that minority ethnic and religious groups are now primarily affected by the changes in the law, and our lawyers are committed to safeguarding their basic and human rights, their freedom of speech, freedom of association and their right to a fair trial.
Recent cases have included successfully defending those accused of terrorism, belonging to a proscribed organisation, providing and receiving weapons training, directing terrorist organisations, possession of an article for terrorist purposes, fund-raising and failing to disclose information of material assistance in preventing the commission of an act of terrorism.
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