Turkey is once again jeopardising Swedish accession to NATO over extradition of individuals linked to the Gülen movement from Sweden. On Wednesday Hulusi Akar, the Turkish defence minister stated that “There are commitments signed by Sweden and Finland … they must be fulfilled … the memorandum is a beginning, not an end. After these are […]
On 18th of August 2021, Associate Chief Justice Heather Holmes reserved judgment in the extradition case of Meng Wanzhou, the Chief Financial Officer of Huawei Technologies, until October 21st when she will give an indication on a possible date for final judgment. Ms. Meng, who is currently free on bail, was arrested at Vancouver […]
The Croatian Supreme Court has upheld a Dubrovnik County Court decision ordering the extradition to Monaco of former oil-industry whistleblower Jonathan Taylor. In 2012, Mr Taylor blew the whistle on bribes paid by his former employer SBM Offshore, a Dutch multinational firm with headquarters in Monaco, to secure oil contracts. Evidence provided by Mr […]
The High Court has refused an application made on behalf of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou for disclosure of HSBC records for use in her ongoing legal battle against extradition from Canada to the US, where she faces charges of bank and wire fraud and violation of US sanctions. In the judgment, handed down on […]
District Judge Vanessa Baraitser sitting at the Central Criminal Court on 4 January 2020 has ordered the discharge of Julian Assange in extradition proceedings brought by the United States’ Government on the grounds that his mental condition is such that it would be oppressive to order his extradition. Mr Assange is requested by the US […]
On Monday 16 December, Ian Bailey was arrested and subsequently granted bail after the High Court in Dublin gave effect to a European Arrest Warrant (“EAW”) issued by French Authorities. This is the third warrant issued for Mr Bailey’s extradition in relation to the 1996 murder of French film-maker Sophie Toscan du Plantier in Co […]
A Canadian judge in the Meng Wanzhou extradition case has ordered the Canadian Border Services Agency (“CBSA”) and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (“RCMP”) to disclose more documents relating to the Huawei CFO’s arrest. Ms Meng alleges that she was unlawfully detained and that the present proceedings are an abuse of process. Chief Justice Heather […]
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 […]
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