EXTRADITION

EXTRADITION

Gherson has a long history of successful involvement in high-profile and complex extradition cases. Gherson have represented individuals whose extradition has been requested by countries including Russia, the United States, India, Georgia and many EU countries.

Gherson is particularly adept and have considerable experience in representing clients who have made parallel asylum claims in the UK together with parallel complex applications to INTEPROL. Gherson can therefore provide a highly tailored legal strategy, helping clients to navigate these different forums.

Two essential elements of a successful extradition defence are working with lawyers in the requesting jurisdiction and deploying effective expert witnesses. Gherson has experience working with a large network lawyers and experts across the world.

OUR EXTRADITION SERVICES

Extradition Defence

• Preparing defence strategies in anticipation of extradition requests.
• Representing clients in UK extradition proceedings.
• Challenging extradition requests based on human rights, political motivations or procedural flaws.
• Assisting with extraditions in jurisdictions outside of the UK.

Extradition Appeals

• Pursuing appeals against extradition decisions in the High Court, the Supreme Court and making applications to the ECtHR for interim relief.

WHY CHOOSE GHERSON?

• Specialist Expertise: Our team has extensive experience handling complex extradition cases
• Competing interests: We are specialists in cases with multi-jurisdictional elements and politically sensitive fact patterns, and those involving a multiplicity of overlapping issues. Our team has the relevant expertise, knowledge and experience of working with the firm’s other departments, to guide our clients through different and sometimes competing proceedings.

CONTACT US

If you are facing extradition proceedings in the UK or abroad, contact Gherson immediately. Our experienced team is ready to defend your rights and freedoms.

CASE EXAMPLES – EXTRADITION

• Successfully representing a UHNW Ukrainian national defending extradition from Austria to the United States. At first instance, the court uniquely dismissed the extradition request on grounds of political motivation.
• Representing a Russian national sought for alleged financial offences that were politically motivated. The case, which was heard by the Senior District Judge, brought about a landmark change in how political opinion should be considered in the extradition context.
• Defeating an extradition request for an Azerbaijani national on the basis that the client would not receive a fair trial (Article 6 ECHR). Representing her in parallel Unexplained Wealth Order proceedings (the first in the UK).
• Representing a UHNW Pakistani national at first instance and on appeal alleged to have committed large scale fraud and money laundering offences in the US.
• Representing several Russian nationals who successfully brought defences under Article 3 ECHR.
• Representing a Georgian national wanted on serious criminal charges.
• Preparing a preliminary defence to anticipated extradition proceedings for a high profile Indian national.
• Advising individuals arrested in EU countries and assisting with the successful defence of extradition proceedings.