Category: extradition

O’Connell v Judicial Authority of Santa Cruz de Tenerife – WLR Daily

Posted October 25th, 2010 in extradition, law reports, remand, sentencing, warrants by sally

O’Connell v Judicial Authority of Santa Cruz de Tenerife [2010] WLR (D) 26

“It was unjust or oppressive by reason of the passage of time, within the meaning of s 14 of the Extradition Act 2003, to order pursuant to a European arrest warrant the extradition of a person to serve the balance of a sentence of imprisonment after his sentence had twice been extended on appeal, rendering him unlawfully at large, where the requesting authority had without good reason delayed issuing the warrant for a significant period of time.”

WLR Daily, 21st October 2010

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.

Tribunal to rule on Abu Hamza’s British citizenship – Daily Telegraph

Posted October 20th, 2010 in citizenship, extradition, news, terrorism by sally

“A decision on whether Abu Hamza will keep his British passport will hinge on whether he has lost his Egyptian citizenship, a tribunal has heard.”

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Daily Telegraph, 19th October 2010

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Sir Scott Baker will lead review of extradition – Home Office

Posted October 15th, 2010 in extradition, press releases, treaties by sally

“The Rt Hon Sir Scott Baker will lead an independent panel to conduct a review into the UK’s extradition arrangements.”

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Home Office, 14th October 2010

Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk

Extradition: Judge who presided at Diana inquest appointed to lead review – Daily Telegraph

Posted October 15th, 2010 in extradition, news, treaties by sally

“Lord Justice Scott Baker’s review will consider whether the treaty between the United States and the UK is ‘unbalanced’ and will also look at the powers available to the Home Secretary to intervene in cases, the Home Office said.”

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Daily Telegraph, 14th October 2010

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Extradition treaty review will take a year – The Independent

Posted September 9th, 2010 in extradition, news, treaties by sally

“A review of Britain’s extradition treaty with the US and other jurisdictions will not be completed until the end of next summer, the Home Secretary announced yesterday. The Coalition’s inquiry would consider whether the UK-US treaty was ‘unbalanced’ and would also look at the breadth of the Home Secretary’s discretion to intervene in cases, Theresa May said.”

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The Independent, 9th September 2010

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Extradition treaty is fair, says US ahead of British review – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 8th, 2010 in extradition, news, treaties by sally

“Theresa May, the Home Secretary, will announce an independent review of agreements with the United States and European nations later today amid concerns they are biased against Britain.”

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Daily Telegraph, 8th September 2010

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

British extradition agreements to be reviewed – The Guardian

Posted September 3rd, 2010 in extradition, news, treaties by sally

“Home Office to announce review of arrangements with US and EU after rows over McKinnon and Ubani cases.”

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The Guardian, 3rd September 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Concerns increase over extradition laws – BBC News

Posted September 2nd, 2010 in evidence, extradition, legislation, news, treaties by sally

“High-profile requests from the US have brought Britain’s extradition laws into the news. But Britain actually sends more people for trial to Poland than anywhere else and the architect of the law, David Blunkett, admits there have been unintended consequences.”

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BBC News, 2nd September 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

McKinnon ‘could serve time in British jail’ – The Independent

Posted July 21st, 2010 in computer crime, detention, extradition, news, sentencing by sally

“David Cameron raised the prospect today that computer hacker Gary McKinnon could serve some of any US-imposed sentence in a British jail after raising the issue with US president Barack Obama at the White House.”

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The Independent, 21st July 2010

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Abu Hamza extradition to US blocked on human rights grounds – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 9th, 2010 in extradition, human rights, news, prisons by sally

“The decision by the European Court of Human Rights to block the extradition of Abu Hamza, the radical Muslim cleric, to America to stand trial on alleged terrorist offences poses a challenge to the Coalition government.”

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Daily Telegraph, 8th July 2010

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

‘Partial victory’ on Taliban prisoners challenge – The Independent

Posted June 25th, 2010 in Afghanistan, extradition, news, proscribed organisations, torture by sally

“An anti-war activist today won ‘a partial victory’ in her High Court challenge over Britain’s policy of transferring captured Taliban suspects to the Afghan authorities.”

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The Independent, 25th June 2010

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Court to rule on men’s bid to avoid extradition – The Independent

Posted June 23rd, 2010 in bail, extradition, news by sally

“The High Court rules today on a bid by five young men to avoid extradition to Greece where they are wanted in relation to a savage attack on a footballer outside a Crete nightclub.”

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The Independent, 23rd June 2010

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Extradition of computer hacker Gary McKinnon put on hold – The Guardian

Posted May 20th, 2010 in computer crime, extradition, judicial review, news by sally

“The extradition of the computer hacker Gary McKinnon has been put on hold after the new home secretary, Theresa May, agreed to an adjournment of a judicial review that was supposed to start within days.”

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The Guardian, 20th May 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Computer hacker Gary McKinnon could win extradition reprieve – Daily Telegraph

Posted May 20th, 2010 in computer crime, extradition, judicial review, news by sally

“Gary McKinnon, the computer hacker, could win a reprieve from immediate extradition to America as Theresa May, the Home Secretary, reconsiders his case.”

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Daily Telegraph, 20th May 2010

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Gary McKinnon: a test case for principles – The Guardian

Posted May 17th, 2010 in autism, computer crime, extradition, news by sally

“The first acid test for Britain’s new government is not the economy, but whether it is capable of an act of simple humanity. Can Theresa May deliver on the repeated promise of Tory and Lib Dem leaders to end the torment inflicted by the state on Gary McKinnon, the hacker with Asperger’s syndrome, whom the Home Office wants to send to lengthy imprisonment and likely suicide in a US jail? His courtroom cruelty is scheduled to begin again on 24 May: the time has come to end it, once and for all.”

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The Guardian, 16th May 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Gary McKinnon: Theresa May urged to block extradition order – The Guardian

Posted May 17th, 2010 in computer crime, extradition, mental health, news by sally

“Campaigners for the computer hacker Gary McKinnon have called for support from the new coalition government in their latest bid to overturn a decision to allow him to be extradited to the US.”

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The Guardian, 15th May 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

England fan extradited to Portugal to serve jail term – The Independent

Posted May 12th, 2010 in detention, extradition, news, trials by sally

“An England football fan who was convicted after a riot during the Euro 2004 tournament will be extradited to Portugal today to serve a two-year jail sentence.”

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The Independent, 12th May 2010

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Football fan Garry Mann ‘devastated’ to lose extradition battle – Independent

Posted May 7th, 2010 in extradition, news by sally

“England football fan Garry Mann was left ‘devastated’ today as he lost his final legal battle against extradition to Portugal, where he faces a two-year jail sentence.”

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The Independent, 7th May 2010

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Garry Mann wins injunction against extradition – The Guardian

Posted April 29th, 2010 in extradition, injunctions, news, trials by sally

“Football fan Garry Mann has won permission to continue his legal battle against extradition to Portugal, where he was sentenced to two years in prison for his role in a riot at the Euro 2004 tournament.”

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The Guardian, 29th April 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

England fan loses Portugal extradition court fight – BBC News

Posted April 27th, 2010 in extradition, news, trials by sally

“An England football fan has lost his fight to avoid being extradited to serve a jail term for his involvement in a riot during Euro 2004.”

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BBC News, 27th April 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk