Julian Assange loses extradition fight – The Independent
” WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange today lost his Supreme Court fight against extradition to Sweden to face sex crime allegations.”
The Independent, 30th May 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Category: extradition
How Elvis CD trapped man who faked his own death for £850,000 – Daily Telegraph
“A father of four who faked his own death to claim more than £850,000 in insurance was caught when a friend attempted to use his HMV staff discount card to buy an Elvis CD, a court heard.”
Daily Telegraph, 28th May 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Time and time again: Article 6 to the rescue – UK Human Rights Blog
“Last week Rosalind English did a summary post on the important Supreme Court case of Lukaszewski and others, R (on the application of Halligen) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2012] UKSC 20 – read judgement. The technicalities of this decision about extradition time limits are set out in her post. Here, I explore the potential implications for other cases.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 28th May 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Pomiechowski v District Court of Legunica, Poland; Lukaszewski v District Court in Torun, Poland; Rozanski v Regional Court 3 Penal Department, Poland; Regina (Halligen) v Secretary of State for the Home Department – WLR Daily
“When a notice of appeal against an extradition decision had an irregularity which could be cured by amendment and the circumstances merited that, the court had jurisdiction to permit the amendment and hear the appeal. A British citizen against whom an extradition order was made was entitled to a fair determination of his common law right to remain within the jurisdiction of the United Kingdom. A statutory provision which impaired his right of appeal against an extradition decision had to be read with the qualification that the court had a discretion in exceptional circumstances to extend the time for the filing of a notice of appeal.”
WLR Daily, 23rd May 2012
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Time extended for appeals under Extradition Act – UK Human Rights Blog
“The Supreme Court has ruled that there should be a discretion in exceptional circumstances for judges to extend time for service of appeals against extradition, where the statutory time limits would otherwise operate to prevent an appeal in a manner conflicting with the right of access to an appeal process under Article 6(1) of the Human Rights Convention.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 23rd May 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Wikileaks: UK Supreme Court to decide on Julian Assange – BBC News
“A decision on whether Wikileaks founder Julian Assange should be extradited to Sweden will be given next Wednesday, the UK Supreme Court has said.”
BBC News, 23rd May 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Basque terrorism suspect loses court extradition bid – BBC News
“An alleged Basque militant has lost his High Court bid to halt his extradition to Spain on terror-related charges.”
BBC News, 4th May 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
O(B) v Director of the Serious Fraud Office – WLR Daily
O(B) v Director of the Serious Fraud Office: [2012] EWCA Crim 901; [2012] WLR (D) 133
“In contempt of court cases, there was a right of appeal to the Supreme Court from the Court of Appeal, Criminal Division, by the route of rectification of section 378 and paragraph 45(2) of Schedule 16 to the Armed Forces Act 2006 which had deleted the reference to the Court of Appeal, Criminal Division and inserted no new reference. The substance of the provision Parliament would have made had the drafting error been noticed, occasioned no difficulty. All that would have been required was the insertion of express wording following ‘Court of Appeal’ in section 13(2)(c) of the Administration of Justice Act 1960 (as amended) making it plain that ‘Court of Appeal’ encompassed both civil and criminal divisions. The rectification preserved an important right of appeal and avoided an outcome which had no rational justification.”
WLR Daily, 2nd May 2012
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Extradition: where and why? – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
“The past few months have seen a great many column inches dedicated to the issue of extradition. The dismissal of the extradition challenges by Abu Hamza and others has led to many commentators heaping praise on the ECtHR for making the correct choice in granting the extradition of these men to the US. The attempt by the Home Secretary to deport Abu Qatada to Jordan continues to stimulate debate and raise erudite procedural issues.”
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 2nd May 2012
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
Babar Ahmad: Extradition to the US – Hardwicke Chambers
“The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg is often accused of getting it wrong and recently it seems hardly a day goes by without its decisions being maligned. However, politicians and commentators on all sides of the political spectrum have welcomed the court’s ruling in the case of Abu Hamza and others, which also included Babar Ahmad.”
Hardwicke Chambers, 24th April 2012
Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk
No American citizens extradited to UK over crimes allegedly committed in US – Daily Telegraph
“Not one US citizen has been extradited to Britain as a result of crimes said to have been committed in America since a controversial transatlantic treaty came into force, it has been disclosed.”
Daily Telegraph, 1st May 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Lawyer for terror suspects hits out at ECHR decision in extradition case – The Lawyer
“The Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s legal advisers have secured a European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruling that will see the extradition of five alleged terrorists, prompting the lawyer representing three of them to slam the judgment.”
The Lawyer, 10th April 2012
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Abu Hamza and Babar Ahmad can be extradited to USA, rules human rights court – UK Human Rights Blog
“The European Court of Human Rights (Fourth Section), sitting as a Chamber, has found that five men accused of serious terrorist activities can be extradited from the UK to the US to face trial.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 10th April 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Lord Carlile: extradition ruling is entirely sensible – Daily Telegraph
“After a ruling allowing the extradition of five terror suspects, including Abu Hamza and Babar Ahmad, to the US, the barrister and Liberal Democrat peer says any appeal will be thrown out.”
Daily Telegraph, 10th April 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Abu Hamza can be extradited to US, human rights court rules – The Guardian
“Abu Hamza, the radical cleric who became the face of violent extremism in Britain, can be extradited to the US to face terrorism charges, the European court of human rights has ruled.”
The Guardian, 10th April 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Regina (Guardian News and Media Ltd) v City of Westminster Magistrates’ Court and another (Article 19 intervening) – WLR Daily
“Where documents had been placed before a judge and referred to in the course of court proceedings, access should generally be permitted on the open justice principle. Where access was sought for a proper journalistic principle the case for allowing it would be particularly strong. The court would undertake a fact-specific proportionality exercise where there were grounds of opposition to the application for disclosure.”
WLR Daily, 3rd April 2012
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Judgment over extradition case is victory for open justice – The Guardian
“Three senior judges have issued a groundbreaking judgment that strengthens the media’s right to see documents used in criminal cases.”
The Guardian, 3rd April 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
No extradition for Shrien Dewani – for now – UK Human Rights Blog
“The extradition to South Africa of Shrien Dewani, the man accused of murdering his wife on honeymoon there in 2010, has been delayed pending an improvement in his mental health.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 31st March 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Shrien Dewani extradition halted on mental health grounds – Daily Telegraph
“Two judges in London ruled that it would be ‘unjust and oppressive’ to order the removal of Dewani, who is accused of arranging the contract killing of wife Anni in Cape Town in November 2010 during their honeymoon.”
Daily Telegraph, 30th March 2012
Soruce: www.telegraph.co.uk
Extradition treaty with US needs radical overhaul, say MPs – Daily Telegraph
“An urgent review of the ‘one-sided’ rules is needed because it is easier to extradite Briton to America than vice versa and public confidence in the treaty has been shattered, according to the Commons Home Affairs Select Committee.”
Daily Telegraph, 30th March 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
