UK-Russo extradition relations in 2022
As the clouds of war gather over Ukraine, it is a convenient moment to consider the state of UK-Russo extradition relations and the likely impact of any further breaches of...
The EAW is dead; long live the UK-EU Surrender Agreement
The new post-Brexit extradition arrangements between the UK and the EU On Christmas Eve, the UK and the EU agreed the terms of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the...
After Elgizouli: what does the judgment mean for mutual legal assistance?
In Elgizouli v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2020] UKSC 10, a seven-Justice Supreme Court held that the provision of material by way of mutual legal assistance to...
“This lopsided Treaty…” Is the US/UK Extradition Treaty imbalanced?
Recent high-profile extradition cases have breathed new life into the old question of whether extradition relations between the US and the UK are imbalanced. On 12 February 2020, the Leader...
The impact of Coronavirus, part 4: developments in extradition
Necessity is the mother of invention. Never has the English proverb been proved so true as with the rapid deployment of video link technology in the court system following the...
Weekly Digest: 10 February 2020
This week's edition contains two judgments of the Divisional Court and one of the Crown Court. In Director of the Serious Fraud Office v Airbus SE the Crown Court approved...
What are the limits of mutual trust in extradition relations?
The following essay was the winning entry to the John RWD Jones QC Essay Competition 2019, run by the Defence Extradition Lawyers Forum. A degree of trust is built into...
Hong Kong: a lesson in extradition relations
One of the leading global news stories in recent weeks has been the protests in Hong Kong over the proposed extradition bill, which would allow for extradition to mainland China...
To be, or not to be, a judicial authority? That is the question…
The European arrest warrant scheme was heralded as the great simplifier; extradition between States was to be abolished and replaced by a streamlined process of surrender between judicial authorities. It was...
Weekly Digest: 11 March 2019
This week’s Digest considers six judgments, one from the Supreme Court and five from the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division). In Konecny, the Supreme Court considered whether an individual who had...