On 25 November, Home Secretary Priti Patel sought an extension of time to decide on the extradition of Michael Lynch former Autonomy CEO. Mr Lynch is wanted in the US on charges of conspiracy, securities fraud and wire fraud in connection to the $11bn sale of the company to Hewlett Packard (‘HP’) in 2011 (covered […]
Background facts The Requested Person (‘RP’) appealed against an order made at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on June 3 2020 to send his case to the Secretary of State for her decision on whether he should be extradited to the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia (‘SBA’), Cyprus. The offences for which the RP was […]
Between the 27-28 of October 2021, the High Court heard the US government’s appeal against District Judge Vanessa Baraitser’s ruling, issued in January 2021, barring the extradition of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. Mr. Assange is indicted in the US on 17 counts of espionage and one charge of computer misuse, relating to his alleged role in […]
On 19 of October 2021, the case of Ismail Sanchez-Sanchez, a Mexican national, who’s case is currently on appeal at the European Court of Human Rights (‘ECtHR’) and is detained in the UK facing extradition to the US, was transferred from the ECtHR’s Chamber to its Grand Chamber. Mr. Sanchez, who has been detained in the […]
On 22 September 2021, Denis Sergeev, known in the UK as Sergey Fedotov, and currently residing in Russia, was named as the ‘the third man’, alongside Alexander Mishkin and Anatoliy Chepiga, responsible for the 2018 Salisbury Novichok attack. The attack saw Sergei Skripal, a former Russian military intelligence officer and Secret Intelligence Service (‘MI6’) informant, and […]
On 16th August 2021, the UK Government issued an updated draft of the revised Extradition Act 2003 (‘the 2003 Act’) Codes of Practice (‘the draft Codes’), which govern the exercise of police powers in Part 4 of the 2003 Act, and provide guidance on the operation of police powers in extradition cases in England, […]
On 11 August 2021, the UK High Court granted an application by the Crown Prosecution Service (“CPS”), on behalf of the US Authorities, for permission to expand the scope of its appeal against the decision to bar Julian Assange’s extradition. The CPS may now pursue its appeal on two additional grounds relating to District […]
Background On 22 July 2021, District Judge Michael Snow ordered the extradition of former Autonomy CEO Michael Lynch to the US to stand trial on charges of conspiracy, securities fraud and wire fraud in connection with the $11bn sale of the company to Hewlett Packard (‘HP’) in 2011. The US company has brought proceedings […]
Background Facts The appellant Requested Person, Mr Gabriel Balaz, appealed against the decision of the District Judge to order his extradition to Slovakia, pursuant to a European Arrest Warrant (‘EAW’) – issued on 1 April 2019 – in respect of an offence of fraud. Mr Balaz was arrested in the UK on 12 May […]
On 7 July 2021, the UK High Court granted an application for permission to appeal by the Crown Prosecution Service (“CPS”), on behalf of the US Authorities, against a decision to bar Julian Assange’s extradition. No date has yet been set for the appeal hearing. The permission decision had been considerably delayed, with the […]
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