For this seminar, we welcome Rebecca Hill, who has nearly two-decades’ experience before all levels of Court and is regularly instructed to appear against King’s Counsel. She has particular expertise in cross-border financial crime, requests with a political dimension (including abuse or manipulation by the State), and transnational criminality such as trafficking of people. Rebecca is ranked as a Band 1 and Tier 1 barrister in Chambers & Partners and The Legal 500. 

Here she presents an indispensable update on the latest in the world of extradition, with a particular focus on dual criminality, conviction in absence, and prison conditions.

Key topics and law

Dual Criminality – a sea change?

Convictions in Absence – what next?

Crime and Policing Bill 2025

The Extradition Act 2003

El-Khouri v Government of the United States of America [2025] UKSC  3

Bertino v Italy [2024] UKSC 9 

Merticariu v Romania [2024] UKSC 10

Mohammed & Oprea v Romania [2025] EWHC 1671 (Admin)

Portugal v Santos [2025] EWHC 1743 (Admin)

Japan v Chappell and Wright [2025] EWHC 166 (Admin)

Zeka v Prosecutor General’s Office in Antwerp, Belgium [2025] EWHC 336 

Costappis v Cyprus [2025] EWHC 785 

Ciorici & Ors v Government of Moldova [2025] EWHC 809 (Admin)