Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has been advising an all-party group in the House of Commons looking at the potential criminalisation of extraordinary rendition, which sees suspected terrorists transported to countries where they are likely to be interrogated and imprisoned.

The magic circle firm was drafted in by the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) in February 2008 to examine whether changes to the law were needed to prevent UK involvement in extraordinary rendition, with the APPG now proposing a new law to criminalise it.