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Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has been denied permission to appeal at the Supreme Court against a decision to extradite him to the US
Edward Grange & Rebecca Niblock examine the key changes & similarities to extradition law following Brexit
George Hepburne-Scott considers the potential impact of Saqlain’s referral to the European Court of Justice
While much remains unchanged with regards to extradition mechanisms under the European arrest warrant scheme and the new arrangements post-Brexit, there are nonetheless some key differences to be aware of, write Nick Vamos & Katie Jones at Peters & Peters Solicitors LLP in this week’s NLJ.
Nick Vamos & Katie Jones take a look at what’s changed & what’s next for extradition in the UK post-Brexit
High Court dismisses ‘misconceived’ arguments against European arrest warrants
Fiona Bawdon explains why this ground‑breaking scheme is aimed at firms, as well as not-for-profit agencies
A request for the extradition of Julian Assange to the US has been rejected by District Judge Vanessa Baraitser in Westminster magistrates’ court on 4 January 2021
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NEWS
Tech companies will be legally required to prevent material that encourages or assists serious self-harm appearing on their platforms, under Online Safety Act 2023 regulations due to come into force in the autumn
Commercial leasehold, the defence of insanity and ‘consent’ in the criminal law are among the next tranche of projects for the Law Commission
The Bar has a culture of ‘impunity’ and ‘collusive bystanding’ in which making a complaint is deemed career-ending due to a ‘cohort of untouchables’ at the top, Baroness Harriet Harman KC has found
Lawyers have broadly welcomed plans to electronically tag up to 22,000 more offenders, scrap most prison terms below a year and make prisoners ‘earn’ early release
David Lammy, Ellie Reeves and Baroness Levitt have taken up office at the Ministry of Justice, following the cabinet reshuffle
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