News: Extradition

McKinnon extradition decision delayed

The decision on Gary McKinnon's extradition has been delayed to October, to allow time for new medical reports to be...

24th July 2012

Supreme Court rules on Article 8 rights of children in extradition

In the case of PH and HH, the Supreme Court, consisting of 7 judges in this landmark case, addressed how the Article 8 rights...

20th June 2012

Supreme Court rules that Article 6 of the ECHR applies to extradition

The Supreme Court allowed the appeals in the four extradition cases of Lukaszewski, Pomiechowski, Rozanski and Halligen,...

8th June 2012

European Court of Human Rights backs Abu Hamza extradition

Ben Watson (led by James Eadie QC, Blackstone Chambers) acts for the UK Government in the six terrorism cases currently...

10th April 2012

Court temporarily halts Dewani extradition

Shrien Dewani's extradition was put on temporary hold for further consideration of his medical condition by the District...

30th March 2012

Kozeny wins in Privy Council

UK Privy Council rules that US cannot extradite Viktor Kozeny (the so-called "Pirate of Prague") from The Bahamas. Clive...

28th March 2012