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This Practice Note sets out the essentials of counter-terrorist financing (CTF), covering the offences and duties under the Terrorism Act 2000 (TA 2000) and related legislation. It outlines the key offences and obligations. It summarises the meaning of terrorist financing, its links with the anti-money laundering (AML) framework, and why it matters for law firms... What is terrorist financing? Terrorist activity requires money to organise and execute attacks. TA 2000 makes it an offence to engage in terrorism and to finance it. Broadly, terrorist financing means supplying or gathering funds—whether derived from lawful or unlawful sources—with the intention, or with knowledge, that they are to be used to commit any terrorist act, irrespective of whether the money is ultimately applied for that end... Counter-terrorist financing and anti-money laundering CTF and AML are distinct, though they pursue comparable objectives. In the UK, the two regimes operate side by side in legislation. In UK law, the CTF and AML frameworks run in parallel. Numerous provisions of the Proceeds...

This Practice Note summarises counter-terrorist financing (CTF) measures, covering the offences and duties found in the Terrorism Act 2000 (TA 2000) and associated laws. It explains what constitutes terrorist financing, how it intersects with the anti-money laundering (AML) framework, and why it matters for businesses. What is terrorist financing? Terrorist groups require money to organise and execute attacks. The TA 2000 makes both involvement in terrorist activity and the financing of terrorism criminal offences. Broadly, terrorist financing covers supplying or gathering funds from lawful or unlawful sources, intending, or knowing, that they are to be used to commit an act of terrorism, regardless of whether the money is ultimately applied to that end. Counter-terrorist financing and anti-money laundering CTF and AML are distinct concepts, though their objectives overlap. Within UK law, the CTF and AML regimes operate alongside each other. Numerous provisions in the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA 2002) and the TA 2000 closely mirror each other, with aligned definitions by design. Both Acts...

The opening part of this Practice Note identifies criminal offences linked to content posted on social media platforms, such as: trolling cyberbullying virtual mobbing cyberstalking flaming creating fake social media accounts It further covers communications offences, CPS Guidance, substantive offences that may involve social media, and certain offences under the Online Safety Act 2023 (OSA 2023). The second part addresses civil causes of action that might arise, including: defamation misuse of private information civil harassment data protection infringement of intellectual property (IP) rights consumer protection and advertising regulations disinformation practical ways to bring an action the ‘right to be forgotten’ and to ‘erasure’ Brexit This Practice Note concentrates on UK social media offences and claims, while indicating where the European position is relevant for UK-based practitioners and noting key areas of divergence. It also refers to EU judgments to the extent they relate...