5th Nov 2019
Background facts The appellant appealed against an order for his extradition to Hungary made on 19 January 2018. The appeal had been delayed in order to allow cases dealing with prison conditions in Hungary to be heard in the High Court. That ground of appeal remained stayed until after the judgment of the Divisional Court […]
2nd Nov 2019
Background facts The appellant appealed against an order for his extradition to Poland to serve the remainder of his three-year sentence for multiple counts of possession and sale of marijuana on the grounds that changes in his circumstance since the judge’s decision meant that he would have decided the case differently. The appellant had been […]
26th Oct 2019
Background facts The Republic of Azerbaijan (“Requesting State” or “RS”) sought the extradition of Zamira Hajiyeva (“Requested Person” or “RP”) to face prosecution for charges of conspiracy to defraud or embezzlement. The request is governed by Part 2 of the Extradition Act 2003 (“the 2003 Act”) and the RS was not required to show a […]
23rd Oct 2019
Background facts The appellant appealed against an order for his extradition to Poland to be prosecuted for a charge of attempting to defraud by sending false emails. Grounds of appeal The question on appeal was whether the trial judge had been wrong in deciding the appellant’s extradition was not barred by section 12A of the […]
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