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Extradition requests can be made by foreign jurisdictions who seek to secure the return of an individual to the Requesting State, to stand trial for an alleged criminal offence or to serve a sentence which has previously been imposed. When considering an extradition request, a UK Court will seek to balance, amongst a range of […]
16/02/26
INTERPOL has introduced Silver Notices and Silver Diffusions to its suite of colour-coded Notices and Diffusions which enable countries to share alerts and requests for information worldwide aimed at combating fraudulent activities. This initiative represents part of a pilot phase, first discussed in 2015, which will run until November 2025 and involves fifty-two of INTERPOL’s […]
13/10/25
On 12 February 2025 the Supreme Court delivered an important judgment in the extradition appeal case of El-Khouri v Government of the United States of America. Hamraj Kang, senior partner of KANGS delves into this judgment and provides a commentary on what it means, and how it may potentially impact extradition requests currently before the […]
24/02/25
When a Judge is considering an extradition request by a ‘Requesting State’ he has to be sure that, if granted, the human rights of the ‘Requested Person’, as provided by the European Convention on Human Rights (‘the ECHR’), will not be violated by the Requesting State. Article 3 of the ECHR states: ‘No one shall […]
13/02/24
In a previous article posted to this website entitled ‘Success in Extradition Proceedings | U.S. Extradition Defence Solicitors’, we explained how our Team, led by Senior Partner Hamraj Kang, successfully pleaded that extradition of our client Robert MacDonald, to the United States would violate his rights under article 8 of the European Court of Human […]
08/01/24
In the recent case of Popoviciu v Curtea De Apel Bucharest [2023] UKSC 39, the Supreme Court considered whether an extradition request should be denied if the Trial Court where the conviction occurred was not deemed competent. Hamraj Kang of KANGS explains the circumstances presented to the Supreme Court. Our Team of experienced extradition lawyers, […]
19/12/23
