On 4 March 2019, we reported that the UK had formally requested the extradition of Jack Shepherd, who was convicted of the manslaughter by gross negligence of his date Charlotte Brown, in July 2018. Mr Shepherd’s lawyer, Irakli Chilingarashvili, has confirmed that the extradition hearing has been set for noon, local time, on 26 March […]
On 25 February 2019, we reported that the Irish High Court has ordered the extradition of Daniel O’Connell, the alleged “controlling mind” behind a £20 million tax fraud. Mr O’Connell is wanted in the UK for failing to pay almost £13 million under a Confiscation Order. Yesterday, 27 February 2019 it was announced that Mr […]
Today, 27 February 2019, District Judge Vanessa Baraister ordered the extradition of Alexandre Djouhri to France. French authorities have requested Mr Djouhri’s extradition because he is accused of committing fraud by selling a property at an inflated value and bribing a member of French presidential staff for personal gain. He is accused of funnelling money […]
This week, Ireland published a Brexit Bill which relates to extraditions between the UK and Ireland after 29 March 2019, if the UK does not negotiate a deal whereby it remains part of the European Arrest Warrant (“EAW”) system. The Irish Brexit Bill will allow for the extradition of Irish citizens to another State, such […]
The Irish High Court has ordered the extradition of Daniel O’Connell, the alleged “controlling mind” behind a £20 million tax fraud who is wanted in the UK for failing to pay a Confiscation Order of almost £13 million. Mr O’Connell was initially convicted at Middlesex Guildhall Crown Court on 9 August 2000, for five counts […]
Mark Acklom is accused of defrauding Carolyn Woods of nearly £762,000. It is alleged that Mr Acklom dishonestly claimed he was a Swiss banker who worked for MI6 and that he was free to marry Ms Woods. Mr Acklom allegedly induced Ms Woods into giving him £762,000 to renovate a property that he owned and […]
On 7 November 2018, we reported that John Downey had appeared before the Irish High Court to contest his extradition to Northern Ireland. Mr Downey is wanted in Northern Ireland on charges relating to the IRA Hyde Park bombing that took place in 1982. He had previously been put on trial at the Old Bailey […]
On 15 November 2018, we reported that Hasheem Abedi, brother of suspected Manchester Arena bomber Salman Abedi, was due to be extradited from Libya to the UK by the end of the year. Hasheem was arrested in Libya shortly after his older brother’s attack on 22 May 2017. Greater Manchester Police and counter-terrorism officers were […]
Maha Elgizouli, the mother of suspected ISIS member, El Shafee Elsheikh, has lost her High Court claim to challenge the UK government’s decision to share evidence with the US authorities without seeking assurances that Mr Elsheikh would not be executed if he is found guilty after a trial in the US. The UK authorities responded […]
Yesterday, 7 January 2019, Westminster Magistrates’ Court ruled that Sanjeev Chawla could be extradited to India to face cricket match-fixing charges. Indian authorities accuse Mr Chawla of acting as a link between South African cricket captain, Hansie Cronje and bookmakers who wanted to fix matches in early 2000. In June 2016, Mr Chawla was arrested […]
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