December 11, 2025
R v Lane and Letts [2018] UKSC 36
Two parents were charged with terrorism funding for sending money overseas. Before trial, the Supreme Court had to interpret "has reasonable cause to suspect" in section 17 Terrorism Act 2000, holding it sets an objective suspicion test, not requiring actual suspicion. Facts The appeal arose from a preparatory hearing in the Crown Court concerning an impending criminal trial. The two appellants, Sally Lane and John Letts, were charged with the offence of entering into funding arrangements connected with terrorism contrary to section 17 of the Terrorism Act 2000. No evidence had yet been heard and the underlying facts were not
