Tony Dowson

Tony Dowson is a British writer. He tweets at @tonydowson5

The Terrorism Act 2000 has been used to justify excessive police power

Public order law is being used to protect religious sensitivities

Representatives of state power deserve to be held to account

Commentators are misunderstanding the provisional measures of the International Court of Justice

There does not appear to be any case for rejecting the decision of the jury

Direct action protestors are not immune from the operation of the law

A new judgment has challenged a convoluted legal defence of property damage

It can be legitimate to use music as evidence in criminal trials

Acquittals should be based on objective evidence, not subjective sympathies

It’s called jury service, not jury suggestions