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Bermingham and others v (1) Director of the Serious Fraud Office, (2) HM Attorney General, (3) Secretary of State for the Home Department, (4) Government of the USA

Author / Contributor: John Jones QC
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Bermingham and others v (1) Director of the Serious Fraud Office, (2) HM Attorney General, (3) Secretary of State for the Home Department, (4) Government of the USA
   
Issue: Whether a trial should occur in England or the US; whether extradition to the US was compatible with the ECHR; and whether effective specialty arrangements with the US were in place for the purposes of s95 of the Extradition Act 2003.
   
Court: Divisional Court
   
Reference:   CO/934/2005 & CO/3620/2005
   
Neutral Citation:   [2006] EWHC 200 (Admin)
   
Judge(s): Laws LJ, Ouseley J
   
Date: 21 February 2006