Meng Wanzhou, chief financial officer of Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, appeared at the British Columbia Supreme Court on Monday 23 September, to begin three days of preliminary disclosure hearings as she and her legal team resist her extradition to the US. Ms Meng was arrested in Vancouver airport on 1 December 2018 pursuant to a […]
On 20 August 2019, in Vancouver, Attorneys acting for Meng Wanzhou attempted to halt her extradition case on the grounds that she was unlawfully detained by the US and Canadian authorities. Ms Wanzhou’s legal team claim that US and Canadian officials planned a “covert criminal investigation” to unlawfully detain, search and interrogate her. They claim […]
On 6 June 2019, the Supreme Court of British Columbia, Canada, scheduled the extradition hearing of Meng Wanzhou to begin on 20 January 2020. During the Supreme Court hearing, Ms Wanzhou’s lawyer suggested that the hearing could take up to two weeks. Ms Wanzhou will remain remanded on bail until 20 January 2020 and is […]
Yesterday, 8 May 2019, Huawei CFO, Meng Wanzhou appeared before a Canadian court for the first administrative hearing relating to her extradition proceedings. During the proceedings, her lawyers argued that the US request for her extradition was politically motivated and cited comments made by President Trump implying that the extradition request could be dropped if […]
On 28 January 2019, we reported that Huawei CFO, Meng Wanzhou, had been subject to an extradition request from the US. You can find more about the background to the case here. According to Section 14 Canadian Extradition Act 1999 (“EA 1999”), once the subject of the extradition request has been arrested the issuing state […]
On 28 January 2019, we reported that Huawei CFO, Meng Wanzhou, had been subject to an extradition request from the US. You can find more about the background to the case here. Section 3 of the Canadian Extradition Act 1999 (“EA 1999”) provides that a person may be extradited under the Act if: • an […]
On 13 February 2019, we reported that the Canadian Justice Department had until 1 March 2019, to decide whether to grant an “Authority to Proceed” which would allow the extradition hearing of, Huawei CFO, Meng Wanzhou, to take place. On 1 March 2019, the Canadian Justice Department confirmed that they have issued an “Authority to […]
US authorities have submitted a formal extradition request for Huawei CFO, Meng Wanzhou. The extradition request relates to crimes allegedly committed in Hong Kong. At her bail hearing, the US authorities alleged that between 2009 and 2014, Huawei used a Hong Kong-based company, Skycom Tech, to do dealings with telecom companies in Iran in breach […]
On 30 March 2021, lawyers for Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou applied to the Supreme Court of British Columbia for a stay of the ongoing extradition proceedings against her. Ms Meng’s legal team argued that the proceedings should be stayed as the US does not have jurisdiction to try the offences alleged and […]
New Zealand Supreme Court Rules in “test case which the international community was watching closely” On 13 April 2022, a five-strong panel in the New Zealand Supreme Court (“NZSC”) handed down judgment in the case of Minister of Justice v Kyung Yup Kim [2022] NZSC 44.[1] The key question for the court was whether Mr […]