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Matrix has a number of the leading extradition and mutual assistance practitioners in the country. Members of the Extradition and Mutual Assistance Group regularly appear for governments and defendants in high profile and important cases.
Since the introduction of the European Arrest Warrant and the Extradition Act 2003, members of Matrix’s extradition team have consistently appeared in the significant cases under the Act. Mark Summers appeared in the “Natwest 3” case (R (Bermingham & others v Director of the SFO) and the Spanish request concerning the 9/11 attacks (Boudhiba v Spain).
Members of the team are particularly experienced in the conduct of extradition and mutual assistance cases before the House of Lords and Privy Council. Recent appearances include ● Gary McKinnon v USA (hacking into the Pentagon) ● Dabas v Spain (the Madrid train bombings) ● Caldarelli v Italy (mafia Godfather) ● Gomes & Goodyer v Trinidad & Tobago (deliberate flight from justice) ● Duess v The Attorney General of Bermuda (provisional arrest)
Julian Knowles is the author of Blackstone's Guide to the Extradition Act 2003 (Oxford University Press, 2004). With Clare Montgomery QC and Clive Nicholls QC, Julian is also co-author of The Law of Extradition and Mutual Assistance (2nd Edn, Oxford, 2007).
For further information and a full list of notable cases, download the brochure by clicking the 'downloads' tab below.
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