Index card Norris v Government of the United States of America

Hearings

England & Wales

25 Jan 2007 (Goldshield Group plc intervening) [2007] EWHC 71 (Admin); [2007] 1 WLR 1730; [2007] 2 All ER 29, DC

12 Mar 2008 [2008] UKHL 16; [2008] AC 920; [2008] 2 WLR 673; [2008] 2 All ER 1103, HL(E)

Subject Matter

EXTRADITION — Extradition offence — Jurisdiction — Defendant charged in United States of America with conspiracy to fix prices and obstructing United States investigators — Price fixing charge not requiring dishonesty — Whether conduct constituting common law conspiracy to defraud — Whether secrecy of agreement supplying ingredient of dishonesty necessary for common law offence — Whether common law offence sufficiently clear and ascertainable — Whether requirement that ingredients of United States offence and English offence correspond — Whether obstruction allegation requiring transposition of locality and institutions — Whether extradition offences — Whether further information to be requested from United States authorities as to evidence in order to determine whether extradition barred by reason of passage of time — Whether issue of compatibility of extradition with Convention rights to be remitted for determination by district judge — Extradition Act 2003, ss 82, 87(1), 137(2)

[2008] AC 920; [2007] 1 WLR 1730; [2008] 2 WLR 673

Appellate History

Norris v Government of the United States of America [2007] EWHC 71 (Admin); [2007] 1 WLR 1730; [2007] 2 All ER 29, DC

Decision of the Divisional Court of the Queen's Bench Division reversed in part

Norris v Government of the United States of America [2008] UKHL 16; [2008] AC 920; [2008] 2 WLR 673; [2008] 2 All ER 1103, HL(E)

Commentary

Blackstones Criminal Practice 2025
Cartel Offence B7.38

The Extradition Hearing - Part 2 Requests D31.17