Rebecca Hill is a leader in the field of extradition and international crime, with expertise in
cross-border financial crime, requests with a political dimension, and transnational

criminality. Rebecca maintains strong links with an international network of lawyers and is
regularly instructed to appear against King’s Counsel.
Rebecca identifies two tracks of defence strategy in relation to defending extradition in white-
collar cases. She explains that white-collar cases are highly technical, and highlights what
representatives should scrutinise. She refers to relevant case law and statute throughout.

Key Words/Topics
Challenge in the Requesting State
Full Litigation in the UK
Adequacy of particulars
Transposition and dual criminality including:
Jurisdictional reach
Mens rea
El Khouri v USA [2025] AC 845
Weinzierl v USA [2025] EWHC 391 (Admin)
Section 19B (Part 1) and section 83A (Part 2) Extradition Act 2003
Lauri Love v USA [2018] 1 WLR 2889
Hamilton v USA [2023] EWHC 2893 (Admin)
Fuller v USA [2025] EWHC 1252 (Admin)
Section 21 and 21A (Part 1) and Section 87 (Part 2)
Article 3 – prison conditions
Article 6 – fair trial
Article 8 – private and family life
Weinzierl v USA [2025] EWHC 391 (Admin)
Bhandari v India [2025] EWHC 449 (Admin)
Niziol v Poland [2023] EWHC 3252 (Admin)
Weinzierl v USA [2025] EWHC 391 (Admin)
Cohen v Germany [2025] EWHC 1851 (Admin)
Bhandari [2024] EWHC 612 (Admin)
Bhadie v Kuwait [2025] EWHC 2783 (Admin)
Weinzierl v USA [2025] EWHC 391 (Admin)
Bermingham v Director of the SFO [2005] EWHC 647 (Admin)
Lauri Love v US [2018] 1 WLR 2889