Wirral children’s entertainer jailed for child sex abuse – BBC News
‘A former children’s entertainer who committed “truly horrific” child sex offences has been jailed.’
BBC News, 25th July 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: extradition
People smuggler jailed for 12 years over Essex lorry deaths – The Guardian
‘A man who was an “essential cog” in a people-smuggling gang that caused the death of 39 men, women and children in a lorry in Essex has been jailed for more than 12 years for manslaughter.’
The Guardian, 11th July 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
Julian Assange ‘dangerously close’ to US extradition after losing latest legal appeal – The Guardian
‘Julian Assange is “dangerously close” to being extradited to the US after losing his latest legal appeal, his family and observers of his long-running legal challenge say.
His lawyers say they will appeal again to the same court, amid growing fears he could spend the rest of his life in prison for publishing thousands of classified military and diplomatic documents.’
The Guardian, 9th June 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
PC Sharon Beshenivsky death: Man extradited and charged with murder – BBC News
‘A 74-year-old man is due to appear in court later charged with the 2005 murder of PC Sharon Beshenivsky after being extradited from Pakistan.’
BBC News, 13th April 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Deported man extradited over reckless HIV infection jailed – BBC News
‘A man who was deported for being in the UK illegally following an investigation into him infecting a woman with HIV has been jailed 14 years after the offence.’
BBC News, 4th April 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
What is diplomatic immunity and how does it apply to Harry Dunn death by careless driving case? – The Independent
‘Here, the PA news agency looks at how diplomatic immunity affected the 19-year-old’s case, and why Sacoolas was able to appear in court via video-link from her home country.’
The Independent, 8th December 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Julian Assange denied permission to appeal against extradition – BBC News
‘The Supreme Court has refused to allow Julian Assange his latest appeal against extradition to the US.’
BBC News, 14th March 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Alison Young: Declaratory Orders and Constitutional Guardrails – UK Constitutional Law Association
‘The recent decision of the Supreme Court in Craig v HM Advocate (for the Government of the United States of America) affirms the core constitutional expectation that the executive will comply with declaratory orders. On its face, this appears to be quite unassuming. Yet it raises fundamental issues of inter-institutional comity and the importance of constitutional guardrails and safeguards.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 10th March 2022
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
New Judgment: Craig (AP) v Her Majesty’s Advocate (for the Government of the United States of America) and another (Scotland) [2022] UKSC 6 – UKSC Blog
‘The appellant is a British citizen living in Scotland. In May 2017, the US Government made a request for his extradition to the US, where he is accused of committing an offence relating to securities fraud.’
UKSC Blog, 24th February 2022
Source: ukscblog.com
New Judgment: Public Prosecutors Office of the Athens Court of Appeal v O’Connor [2022] UKSC 4 – UKSC Blog
‘The Respondent was ordered to be extradited to Greece for the purposes of conducting a criminal prosecution against him. On that day, the Respondent’s solicitor stated orally in court that an appeal would be lodged against the extradition order, and on 16 December 2015, the notice of application for leave to appeal was filed with the Court. However, due to an oversight, the solicitor failed to serve the notice on the Crown Solicitor’s Office (on behalf of Greece) until about three weeks later.’
UKSC Blog, 3rd February 2022
Source: ukscblog.com
Biggest civil fraud trial ends in ‘substantial’ victory for HP – Law Society’s Gazette
‘Hewlett Packard has “substantially succeeded” in its High Court claim against the former executives of Autonomy over its disastrous $11bn takeover of the UK software company – but any damages awarded will be “considerably less” than the $5bn claimed by the US technology giant.’
Law Society's Gazette, 28th January 2022
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
USA successfully appeals Assange case – UK Human Rights Blog
‘In Government of the United States v Julian Assange [2021] EWHC 3313 (Admin), the High Court allowed the appeal of the United States of America against the ruling of Westminster Magistrates’ Court, thereby permitting the extradition of the WikiLeaks founder to the US where he faces criminal charges relating to the unlawful obtaining and publication of classified defence and national security materials.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 13th December 2021
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
Man to be extradited to Belgium in connection with Grays lorry deaths – BBC News
‘A Vietnamese man will be extradited to Belgium to face charges connected to the deaths of 39 people in a lorry in Essex in 2019.’
BBC News, 2nd December 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Harry Dunn: Parents reach resolution in civil case against suspect – BBC News
‘The parents of Harry Dunn have reached a “resolution” in a civil claim for damages with the woman alleged to have killed him, the family’s spokesman has said.’
BBC News, 21st September 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Harry Dunn: Civil damages deposition case postponed – BBC News
‘The deposition of Harry Dunn’s alleged killer has been postponed just days before it was due to take place.’
BBC News, 19th August 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Harry Dunn: US tries to prevent disclosure of alleged killer’s work record – The Guardian
‘The US government has requested that the country’s civil courts prevent the disclosure of the employment details of Harry Dunn’s alleged killer in the interests of “national security”.’
The Guardian, 25th July 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
British businessman Mike Lynch faces extradition to US – The Guardian
‘The British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch should be extradited to the US to face criminal fraud charges, a London judge has ruled.’
The Guardian, 22nd July 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
