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31st Mar 2021
In a letter sent to the EU Security and Justice Sub-Committee of the House of Lords earlier this month, the Home Office confirmed that ten EU States will opt-in to the nationality exception in Title VII of Part 3 of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement 2020 (“the TCA”), which makes provision for post-Brexit surrender […]
31st Jan 2020
The impact of Brexit on the operation of the European Arrest Warrant (“EAW”) and its attendant extradition arrangements has been the topic of much debate since the 2016 referendum. The EAW system, in place since 2004, allows for a streamlined extradition process between EU Member States. While co-operation between the UK and EU on justice […]
20th Dec 2017
An Austrian court has halted the extradition of Dmitry Firtash from Austria to the US, while it hears an application to reconsider its original extradition order. Mr Firtash is a Ukrainian billionaire linked to President Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort, and is wanted by the US on bribery charges relating to titanium deals in […]
14th Sep 2017
Austria’s Supreme Court has granted Russia’s extradition request for alleged organised crime boss Aslan “Dzhako” Gagiev. His organisation is said to have carried out over 60 contract killings, including against government officials. He was arrested in Austria in January 2015. The Supreme Court had postponed Gagiev’s extradition, after it was approved by a lower court […]
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