Extradition

Practice Summary

The Doughty Street Extradition Team has an unrivalled reputation for appearing in many of the most high profile and complex extradition cases.

Members of the team have appeared in many of the leading extradition cases before the Supreme Court, House of Lords, Privy Council, High Court and Magistrates' Court, as well as in courts in Northern Ireland, Hong Kong, Singapore, the Caribbean and around the world. Many of the team’s cases involve issues of fundamental human rights and test cases on evolving areas of the law.

Recent high-profile extradition cases include: Gary McKinnon v USA: USA v Richard O’Dwyer; USA v Babar Ahmad; Sweden v Julian Assange; Serbia v Ganic; USA v Christopher Tappin; Gary Mann v Portugal; Barry & Al-Fawwaz v SSHD; Symeou v Greece; Gomes v Trinidad and Tobago and Norris v USA. As well as appearing on behalf of persons contesting extradition, members of the team have advised and appeared on behalf of governments and judicial authorities of over 30 countries. 5 members of the team appeared before the Supreme Court in 2012 on a test case on how the courts should approach the rights of dependent children in extradition.

Members of the Extradition Team publish books and articles on the fast evolving law on extradition, including the Extradition Law Handbook published by Oxford University Press and the Extradition Law Reports (Southside Legal Publishers).