George Hepburne Scott wins two new extradition cases in one week!
On 9 July 2024 our client was discharged by Mrs Justice Heather Williams (the High Court judge) in the High Court on an extradition appeal in the case or J.N. v Poland. George Hepburne Scott had argued that the decision of the district judge at Westminster Magistrates’ Court was incorrect and the High Court judge agreed. Essentially, the district judge had not given enough weight to the unexplained passage on time (14 years) during which (although technically a fugitive) the appellant had been living and working lawfully in the UK and he was now 61 years old. He was absolutely delighted and very relieved as the nightmare was now over.
In a separate case, on 11 July 2024, our client, again represented by George Hepburne Scott, was discharged by District Judge Snow at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in the case of Poland v S.K., again due to the passage of time (20 years since the offences) and also, in this case due to the poor health of the defendant’s wife. This client (and his wife) was also absolutely overjoyed at the result as he could now go home to his 10-year-old daughter without this case hanging over him any more.