Index card R (Bermingham) v Director of the Serious Fraud Office

R (Bermingham) v Director of the Serious Fraud Office

Hearings

England & Wales

21 Feb 2006 [2006] EWHC 200 (Admin); [2007] QB 727; [2007] 2 WLR 635; [2006] 3 All ER 239, DC (Laws LJ and Ouseley J)

Additional names

Bermingham v Government of the United States of America

Subject Matter

EXTRADITION — Extradition offence — Jurisdiction — Offence triable in either of two jurisdictions — Whether Director of Serious Fraud Office having to reach conclusion as to place of trial in order to protect defendant's Convention rights — Whether whole of conduct having to occur in category 2 territory for offences to be specified “extradition offences” — Whether jurisdiction to refuse extradition on ground of abuse of process — Whether extradition request disproportionate interference with Convention right to respect for privacy and family life — Criminal Justice Act 1987, s 1(3) — Human Rights Act 1998, s 6, Sch 1, Pt I, art 8 — Extradition Act 2003, s 137(2)

[2007] QB 727; [2007] 2 WLR 635

Commentary

Blackstones Criminal Practice 2025
Extradition Offence D31.18

Extradition Offence D31.19

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