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Rayner my parade! The importance of specialist advice.
Jemma Brimblecombe
16 February 2017
Brexit, Europol, and Euro-specifics
Since the Government’s publication of its Brexit White Paper, we appear to be inching closer to the Article 50 trigger and the grand reveal of the Government’s cards which have been kept so close to its chest. In the White Paper, we learn that Brexit now means exit and a new partnership.
2 February 2017
African Union encourages African nations to revoke jurisdiction of International Criminal Court
At the start of February 2017 it was reported that a summit of African Union (AU) member states passed a non-binding resolution supporting a "strategy of collective withdrawal" from the International Criminal Court (ICC). The news follows last year’s announcements by South Africa, Gambia and Burundi to leave the ICC, and indications given previously by Kenya of its intention to do the same.
13 April 2016
Mutual Recognition, Mutual Trust? Detention conditions and deferring an EAW
Prison conditions in other member states often fall well short of required standards, particularly in the context of worsening economic conditions. An eagerly awaited decision was made last week, 5 April, by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) which confirmed that the execution of a European arrest warrant (EAW) must be deferred if there is a real risk of inhuman or degrading treatment because of the conditions of detention of the person concerned in the Member State where the warrant was issued.
9 March 2016
Evidence Across Borders: The increasing use of mutual legal assistance in transnational investigations
The Serious Fraud Office (“SFO”) is becoming an increasingly important resource for foreign jurisdictions when fighting large-scale international crime, recent disclosure reveals.
28 January 2016
Universal jurisdiction – cases in the UK
In previous legal updates we have described how, by the application of the principle of universal jurisdiction, certain offences, which can be broadly categorised as “war crimes”, can be prosecuted in the UK regardless of where they were committed and whether there is any nexus to the UK.