Specialist Terrorism Lawyers
Olliers have many years of experience of dealing with terrorism offences and our team of specialist lawyers has dealt with offences under The Terrorism Act 2000, The Anti Terrorism, The Crime and Security Act 2001, the Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005, The Terrorism Act 2006 and the Counter Terrorism Act 2008.
The Terrorism Act 2000
The offence of terrorism is defined in section 1 of The Terrorism Act 2000 and involves the use or threat of action where the action involves violence against the person, damage to property, endangers a person’s life, creates risk to public, health or safety or is designed to interfere with or seriously disrupt an electronic system.
The use or threat is designed to influence the Government, intimidate the public and the use or threat is made to the purpose of advancing a political religion or ideological cause. If firearms or explosives are involved, there is no requirement that the use or threat is intended to influence the Government or intimidate the public.
The Terrorism Act 2006
This was introduced to reflect the developing and increasingly sophisticated nature of terrorist activity. The Act is more focused on the offences such as Encouragement of terrorism, as well as Training for terrorism , the Preparation of acts of terrorism and the dissemination of materials for use in terrorism.
Matt Corn has experience in represented an individual charged with preparing for acts of terrorism (section 5) and disseminating terrorist publications (section 2) as part of a large scale undercover operation in Manchester.
Typical offences include the following:
- Preparing for acts of terrorism
- Training for terrorism
- Dissemination of terrorist publications
- Possessing information for terrorist purposes
- Fund raising for terrorism
- Failure to disclose information which might be of assistance in preventing an act of terrorism
- Conspiracy to murder
- Conspiracy to cause explosives
- Possessing information for terrorist purposes
- Fund raising for terrorism
- Failure to disclose information which might be of assistance in preventing an act of terrorism
- Conspiracy to murder
- Conspiracy to cause explosives
Olliers Solicitors – Specialist Criminal Defence
Olliers has specialist experience in this area and should you face such an allegation we are equipped to offer appropriate and effective representation.
If you are facing an allegation of terrorism, contact Matthew Claughton or Matt Corn on 0161 8341515 or click here to email us.