Adam has an extensive practice focused on criminal, extradition and public law. Adam has a busy criminal practice appearing in the Crown and Magistrates’ Courts. His regular criminal practice has given him extensive exposure to new legal areas; a proving ground in which he has shown his ability to get to grips with difficult legal matters in a short space of time and communicate clear advice to his clients.

Adam begins this detailed update in this presentation by outlining new criminal offences. He outlines potential defences available to lawyers working with these cases, as well as the range of penalties available to the courts when sentencing those convicted of such offences. This includes new protest offences, firearms offences, national security offences, and sex-based harassment offences.

Key words/topics:

New offences update

Locking on

Protest

Public Order Act

Serious Disruption

Tunnelling

Obstruction of Major Transport Works

Reasonable excuse

Interference with use or operation of key national infrastructure

Interference with access to or provision of abortion services

Firearms Act 2023

Possessing component parts of ammunition with intent to manufacture

National Security Act 2023

Protection from Sex-based Harassment in Public Act 2023