Who is Shamima Begum and how do you lose your UK citizenship? – BBC News
‘Shamima Begum is to be allowed to return to the UK to fight the decision to remove her citizenship.’
BBC News, 16th July 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: terrorism
Shamima Begum can return to UK to fight for citizenship, Court of Appeal rules – BBC News
‘Shamima Begum should be allowed to return to the UK to fight the decision to remove her British citizenship, the Court of Appeal has ruled.’
BBC News, 16th July 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Neo-Nazi group led by 13-year-old boy to be banned – BBC News
‘A neo-Nazi group that was led by a 13-year-old boy from Estonia should be banned as a terrorist organisation, the UK government has announced.’
BBC News, 14th July 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Crime Team Newsletter – 33 Bedford Row
‘This month’s newsletter comprises articles from:
Nigel Edwards Q.C. and Daniel Walker– “Sentencing Serious Violent and Sexual Offenders”;
Ayesha Smart and Nigel Edwards Q.C. – “Section 13(1) Terrorism Act 2000 offences- are they strict liability?”;
Sharmila Salvi – “Second Post Mortem Examinations – The Defence Position”;
Andrew Kerr – “Adverse Inferences”; and
Rabia Mir – “How High Fiving Police Officers Turned Off a Jury”.’
33 Bedford Row, 6th July 2020
Source: www.33bedfordrow.co.uk
Manchester Arena Survivors lose bid for role in public inquiry – Local Government Lawyer
‘A group of survivors of the terror attack at the Manchester Arena in 2017 have a lost a legal bid to be given “core participants” status at the public inquiry into the bombing.’
Local Government Lawyer, 9th July 2020
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Former Uber driver who plotted tourist terror rampage jailed for life after five-month undercover operation – Daily Telegraph
‘A jihadist who plotted a gun and knife rampage at busy London tourist sites has been jailed for life following a five-month undercover operation.’
Daily Telegraph, 9th July 2020
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Trial collapses of three Britons accused of aiding man to go to fight in Syria – The Guardian
‘A controversial terror trial of three Britons accused of helping a fourth to travel to Syria to fight with the Kurdish YPG has collapsed at the Old Bailey after the Crown Prosecution Service abandoned the case.’
The Guardian, 3rd July 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
Temporary Exclusion Orders and the Right to a Fair Hearing in the UK – Oxford Human Rights Hub
‘In QX v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2020], the UK High Court reached a landmark preliminary decision that ECHR Article 6 applies to the judicial review of obligations imposed under a Temporary Exclusion Order (TEO). The Court further held that the claimant is entitled to the level of disclosure outlined in SSHD v AF (No 3) [2009]. This judgement sets a welcome precedent for applying Article 6 to closed material proceedings under the Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015. It is also consistent with the procedural protections applied to the former regime for control orders, now succeeded by TPIM notices. The reasons given for applying the AF (No 3) standard of disclosure, however, demonstrate the persistence of a limited and discretionary approach to disclosure obligations in national security litigation.’
Oxford Human Rights Hub, 4th June 2020
Source: ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk
Survivors of Manchester Arena bombing in legal action to secure core participant status at public inquiry – Local Government Lawyer
‘Survivors of the Manchester Arena bombing are taking legal action to try to secure core participant status at the public inquiry into the atrocity.’
Local Government Lawyer, 11th June 2020
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Shamima Begum’s UK citizenship should be restored, court told – The Guardian
‘Shamima Begum, the woman who left Britain as a schoolgirl to join Islamic State, cannot effectively challenge the government’s decision to deprive her of British citizenship while she is in a detention camp in northern Syria, the court of appeal has been told.’
The Guardian, 11th June 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
Manchester Arena attack inquiry: Survivors take legal action – BBC News
‘Survivors of the Manchester Arena attack are taking legal action after losing their bid to be represented at the public inquiry into the bombing.’
BBC News, 9th June 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Whitehall held secret review into 15 possible cases of torture or rendition – The Guardian
‘Fifteen potential cases of torture or rendition involving British intelligence at the height of the “war on terror” were examined last year in a secret Whitehall review, whose existence was revealed in court proceedings on Tuesday.’
The Guardian, 9th June 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
Extremism body examines new hate crime – BBC News
‘The government’s adviser on extremism is investigating whether it’s possible to ban behaviour that leads people to hate each other.’
BBC News, 10th June 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Neo-Nazi ‘diehards’ face jail for being part of banned far-right group – The Guardian
‘Four neo-Nazi “diehards” are facing jail for being “active members” of the banned terrorist group National Action (NA).’
The Guardian, 8th June 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing Bill: The Struggle to Balance Legislative Protection With Civil Liberties By Paul Canfield – Broadway House Chambers
‘As the Government unveils a new Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing Bill, this article briefly looks at the struggle to balance legislative protection with civil liberties in light of the recent Supreme Court decision in R v Adams (Appellant) (Northern Ireland) [2020] UKSC 19.’
Broadway House Chambers, 29th May 2020
Source: broadwayhouse.co.uk
Article 6 applies to challenge to conditions imposed on suspected Al-Qaeda affiliate – an extended look – UK Human Rights Blog
‘In a complicated but very important decision, the High Court has ruled as a preliminary issue that the procedural protections under Article 6 which require a person to be given sufficient information about the allegations against them so they can give effective instructions to their lawyers will apply to a challenge to conditions imposed by order on a man suspected to have affiliations to Al-Qaeda.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 19th May 2020
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
Guildford pub bombings inquest can access closed files – BBC News
‘The resumed inquest into the Guildford pub bombs in 1974 will have access to more than 700 classified files, a pre-inquest review (PIR) has been told.’
BBC News, 20th May 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Unconvicted terrorism suspects face indefinite controls under UK bill – The Guardian
‘Terrorism suspects who have not been convicted of any offence face expanded and potentially never-ending measures to control their lives under proposed counter-terrorism laws unveiled by the UK government.’
The Guardian, 20th May 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
New Judgment: R v Adams (Northern Ireland) [2020] UKSC 19 – UKSC Blog
‘Under the Detention of Terrorists (Northern Ireland) Order 1972, art 4 an Interim Custody Order was made where the Secretary of State considered that an individual was involved in terrorism. On foot of an ICO, the person was taken into custody and had to be released within 28 days, unless the Chief Constable referred the matter to the Commissioner, who had the power to make a detention order if satisfied that the person was involved in terrorism.’
UKSC Blog, 13th May 2020
Source: ukscblog.com
Gerry Adams wins appeal against Maze Prison escape convictions – BBC News
‘Gerry Adams has won his appeal to have two convictions for attempting to escape from prison in the 1970s overturned.’
BBC News, 13th May 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
