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...
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...
Overseas Production Orders – A New Tool to Obtain Foreign Electronic Evidence
Introduction For years, prosecutors and defenders have acted in the confident knowledge that obtaining certain types of important electronic evidence from overseas in time for use at trial has been...
The luck of the law – when is criminal conduct a matter of concern to the international community?
Certain crimes transcend the territorial confines of any State and become a matter of concern to the world as a whole. In those cases, where a domestic prosecution is not...
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...
Mixed messages: is there an inconsistency as to the extra-territorial ambit of disclosure between POCA and the SFO?
On 6 September 2018, the Administrative Court handed down its judgement in the case of the Queen on the application of KBR Inc v the Director of the SFO [2018] EWHC 2368...
European Production and Preservation Orders
On 17 April 2018, the European Commission issued a proposal for the introduction of ‘European Production and Preservation Orders for electronic evidence in criminal matters’. The aim is to make...
Making applications to the ECtHR: clearing the admissibility hurdle
Around 95% of applications to the European Court of Human Rights are declared inadmissible or struck out without substantive consideration on their merits. This may be because an application is...
The Brexit Transition Agreement – What it Means for Criminal Justice Cooperation
On 19 March 2018, the EU and the UK agreed the terms of a transition period (referred to by the UK as ‘an implementation period’) that will extend the time...
Seizing Cryptocurrency – R. v Teresko (Sergejs) (2)
In this second of two posts on the seizure and conversion of cryptocurrency as addressed in the case of R v Teresko (Sergejs) (Kingston Crown Court: HHJ Lodder QC, 11...