International
The Matrix Law Pod Episode 6: The State of the Union – Trump, the virus and the American way
In this week’s podcast, we speak to Professor David Cole, Legal Director of the American Civil Liberties Union, about human rights and the rule of law in the USA. We examine the USA’s response to the Covid crisis and what it tells us, not simply about the strength of the rule of law there but […]
The end of extraditions to Russia for the foreseeable future? by James Stansfeld
On 9 December 2019, the Senior District Judge (SDJ) handed down a judgment in Russian Federation v Tsurcan, Egorova, Kindrachuk & Smychkovsky ordering the discharge of four individuals (the RPs) who were the subject of separate extradition requests from the Russian Federation (RF). The cases had been joined by the SDJ to consider and determine, […]
Decision in Mallya extradition appeal
Mallya was the controlling director of Kingfisher Airways (‘KFA’) and controlled a large group of companies, United Breweries Group (‘UB’) of which KFA was a part. UB expanded into over 20 countries. In 2003, Mallya formed KFA and was its CEO. Between 2008 – 2009, KFA sought substantial loans from Indian banks. KFA approached the […]
The Matrix Law Pod Episode 3 – The Sound of Silence: The Vacuum in International Leadership and its Impact on the World’s Poorest
This week we are continuing to look at the international response to the coronavirus crisis but turning from examining the impact on wealthy, albeit troubled nations, to those toward the bottom end of the economic scale or at least in which a significant proportion of populations live in extreme poverty. Richard Hermer QC, Phillippa Kaufmann […]
The Matrix Law Pod Episode 2: Power Grabs – Covid Across the Globe
This week’s podcast focuses on how other countries are reacting to Covid-19 and in particular how regimes governed by populist governments are coping. Richard Hermer QC, Phillippa Kaufmann QC and Murray Hunt are joined by human rights activists Stefania Kapronczay, Michael Sfard and Patricia Ho to discuss the situation in Hungary, Israel and the OPT, […]