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Rhys Davies of Temple Garden Chambers and Ben Keith of 5 St Andrew’s Hill have co-authored an article in City A.M. highlighting how Russia is exploiting INTERPOL to pursue political opponents, critics and dissidents abroad. In the piece, titled “INTERPOL…
Émilie Pottle and Sebastian Bates (instructed by Noam Almaz of Stokoe Partnership Solicitors) have secured the discharge of the appellant in Jirik v District Court of Prague, Czech Republic [2025] EWHC 506 (Admin). The appellant had been sought by the…
In an article for The Times, Rhys writes “Interpol’s effectiveness depends on trust — trust that is rapidly eroding under the weight of political manipulation and institutional compromise. Interpol needs robust mechanisms to uphold the highest standards of integrity. Crucially,…
District Judge Heptonstall refused extradition to Turkey on two bases: (1) the offence was not an “extradition offence” since the mens rea of the offence could not be impelled from the conduct set out in the warrant and Further Information;…
The first extradition requests from the Government of Kuwait under its treaty with the UK have been refused for one Requested Person, following protracted extradition proceedings at Westminster Magistrates Court. Rodney Dixon KC with Ben Keith (5 St Andrew’s Hill)…
CC had originally been arrested on 9 August 2021 and had appealed a decision of another judge to order his surrender, finding that extradition would be in accordance with his Article 8 ECHR right to a private and family life…
On 22 September 2023, District Judge Rai, sitting at Westminster Magistrates’ Court discharged a Romanian man. He had been arrested on a Part 1 Warrant for stealing copper from an from an electrical system and then, a number of items…
Benjamin Seifert appeared on behalf of the Government of the United States of America, responding to an appeal against a decision to order the extradition of Joseph El-Khouri, a UK citizen accused of charges of fraud and conspiracy to commit…
Rhys Davies appears in a new series of Sky News podcasts on Interpol. Episode One of “Dirty work: the Misuse of Interpol Red Notices” was launched this week. Rhys spoke with Sky News earlier this year on the Interpol Red…
Anisa Kassamali moderated an event at the Geneva Press Room on the use of the Arab Interior Ministers Council (known as the Arab ‘Interpol’) to conduct cross-border arrests of political dissidents. The event concentrated on the recent increases in such…
