Extradition and mutual legal assistance

Corker Binning is a law firm specialising in fraud, regulatory litigation and general criminal work of all types. The firm has a long history of successful involvement in high profile extradition cases, including acting for prominent economic and political figures from Russia and the Far East.

The firm is particularly well known for its extradition work and has been involved in extradition and mutual assistance cases relating to a wide range of countries, including Russia, Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand, the USA, Canada, South Africa, Australia, India, Sri Lanka, most EU and EEA countries, the UAE as well as the Channel Islands, Gibraltar and the Isle of Man.

Human rights arguments are a feature of many such extradition cases. Our work has involved extensive evidence gathering, sometimes in countries requesting extradition, including interviewing human rights experts, government officials and individuals who have personal experience of the particular justice system.

Corker Binning regularly defends and advises companies and individuals who are asked to provide information or witness statements to overseas jurisdictions where offences are being investigated. For example, we have represented senior bank employees involved with US OFAC investigations concerning alleged sanctions-busting. We have considerable experience of handling mutual legal assistance requests ranging from search warrants through to giving evidence via television link.

Recent extradition and mutual legal assistance work includes advising on the several Russian extradition cases relating to the Yukos Oil Company; the former Prime Minister of Thailand Thaksin Shinawatra; and two witnesses in the Berlusconi corruption trial.