Eversheds International

Fraud and Financial Crime

Extradition

The challenges

The globalisation of the market place, as well as the increasing cooperation between governments and regulatory authorities, means that companies can find themselves the subject of investigations in the UK and in other jurisdictions, and company directors and officers can find themselves at risk from extradition to foreign jurisdictions.

The US Department of Justice is extremely aggressive in its hunt for alleged corruption and uses its powers under the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act to seek extradition of individuals worldwide even where the underlying criminality took place outside of its jurisdiction. Businessmen need to be aware of the ever increasing risks they face.

The Extradition Act 2003 introduced a new regime of European Arrest Warrants, simplifying the extradition procedure between member states. It has also simplified the extradition procedure to certain other countries including the USA.

How we can help

We can provide advice and assistance on any extradition request, whether in Europe or worldwide.

There are various issues that arise in extradition requests or requests for a European Arrest Warrant. We have the skills required to challenge such requests.