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Overview
With the potential for serious injustices in extradition 9BR Chambers advise and contest cases through judicial review even outlining the parameters of extradition law itself.
Our extradition barristers frequently provide advice for clients on judicial review applications and interim injunctions, or stays, to halt removal from the UK.
Our extradition team have appeared in key extradition judicial reviews where requested persons have contested decisions made by district judges, so outlining the parameters of judicial review in extradition law.
What is the role of judicial review in extradition?
Judicial review is a civil remedy where the High Court rectifies serious injustices that would otherwise evade challenge. Given the narrow scope of appeal routes in the Extradition Act 2003, judicial review can be vital. In suitable cases, it is the most effective remedy since it nullifies or quashes a decision made by a lower court or a public body such as the police, NCA, or the Home Office.
