Last Friday, 21 April 2023, Michael Lynch, co-founder of the technology companies Autonomy and Darktrace, was refused permission to appeal his extradition to the USA. He is charged with “one of the largest frauds ever prosecuted by the United States Department of Justice” relating to the sale of Autonomy to Hewlett Packard [HP] in […]
Mathias Ortmann and Bram van der Kolk pleaded guilty to charges of causing artists to lose money by deception and being part of a criminal group at the Auckland High Court on 22 June 2022. Both men were officers in the file-hosting website Megaupload, which allowed people to illegally download songs, television shows and films. […]
Background On 23 February 2022, the Supreme Court allowed an appeal by Mr. James Craig, challenging the failure of Scottish Ministers to give effect to section 79(1) of the Extradition Act 2003 (‘2003 Act’) the ‘forum bar’, in Scotland. The ‘forum bar’ defence, which was brought into in force in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland […]
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 […]
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