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 a deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) reached between the Serious Fraud Office and Airbus SE. Under the terms of the DPA, Airbus SE agrees to pay a fine and costs amounting to €991m in the UK and €3.6bn in total as part the world’s largest global resolution for bribery. Kalinauskas v Prosecutor General’s Office, Lithuania concerned an extradition request from Lithuania in relation to one offence of supply of 30g of cannabis. The Government of India v Dhir & Anor concerned an appeal by the Government of India of a judgment ordering the discharge of a wife and husband whose extradition to India had been sought for several offences including conspiracy to commit murder.

Director of the Serious Fraud Office v Airbus SE

The judgment, available here, was handed down by Dame Victoria Sharp on 31/1/2020.

This case concerned a deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) reached between the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) and Airbus SE (Airbus).

Mohsin Zaidi was instructed by the Serious Fraud Office.

Kalinauskas v Prosecutor General’s Office, Lithuania [2020] EWHC 191 (Admin)

The judgment, available here, was handed down by Mr Justice Supperstone on 6/2/2020.

This case concerned an extradition request from Lithuania in relation to one offence of supply of 30g of cannabis.

Jonathan Hall acted for the appellant.

The Government of India v Dhir & Anor [2020] EWHC 200 (Admin)

The judgment, available here, was handed down by Lord Justice Dingemans on 6/2/2020.

This case concerned an appeal by the Government of the Republic of India (“the Government”) from the judgment of Senior District Judge (Chief Magistrate) Arbuthnot (“the Chief Magistrate”) dated 2 July 2019 ordering the discharge of a wife and husband whose extradition to India had been sought for offences of conspiracy to commit murder; murder; attempting to commit murder; kidnapping; and abduction for the purpose of committing murder and abetting a crime.

Sentencing and release provisions in relation to terrorism offences

Chairman of the Grenfell Tower inquiry asks for undertaking that witnesses’ evidence will not be used in prosecution

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