On 18 June 2026, in A.M. v Poland (Ref: AC-2025-LON-004580), George Hepburne-Scott secured the successful discharge of his client in the High Court on appeal against extradition to Poland. The case arose from a Polish extradition request based upon an aggregate sentence of eight years’ imprisonment imposed in respect of 64 offences. The Appellant’s previous solicitors and counsel had lodged an application for permission to appeal but subsequently ceased acting and advised the

Expertise in Extradition Matters George Hepburne-Scott of UK Extradition Lawyer has secured significant successes in two separate extradition matters before the High Court. His expertise in this niche field is evident in the outcomes he has achieved for his clients. N.C. v France: A Complex Case In the case of N.C. v France, George contested the extradition request on behalf of his client. He advanced substantial and complex arguments under sections 2 and 12A of the Extraditi

George Hepburne-Scott of UK Extradition Lawyer ranked as Leading Extradition Lawyer in the globally recognised ranking directory of The Legal 500 UK Guide 2026 in Extradition

George Hepburne Scott has provided comment in The Independent and The Mirror on the challenges in extraditing the prime suspect in the Madeleine McCann case, German citizen Christian Brueckner, to the UK to face trial. "Because he is a German citizen, Germany is highly unlikely to extradite him to the UK. Under the German Basic Law and the post-Brexit EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement, Germany can refuse to surrender its own nationals, and in practice it does. If there is

On 16 February 2026, George Hepburne-Scott's client was discharged by a District Judge at Westminster Magistrates' Court. The defendant had faced a sentence of 3 years' immediate custody on the basis of an Extradition Arrest Warrant issued by Romania for historical driving offences including a breach of a suspended sentence. The Romanian authorities had tried previously to extradite the defendant in 2017 but had failed to issue an assurance re prison conditions (that is now m

On 7 May 2026, George Hepburne Scott secured a successful outcome for his client at a High Court extradition appeal Poland v R.J. The case involved an application to re-open the appeal following the receipt of fresh evidence. There followed a complex series of applications to (a) re-open the appeal, (b) admit fresh evidence, and (c) order fresh social services reports. Ultimately the case revolved around the best interests of a 15-year-old boy, whom the Appellant was the sole

George Hepburne Scott of UK Extradition Lawyer had a great win in the High court in a recent Romanian Extradition case. Judgment in the case of MB v Romania was handed down on 14 June 2024 and can be viewed here Mr Justice Julian Knowles in his judgment noted that the appeal was brought with the permission of Hill J against the order for MB’s extradition to Romania made by District Judge Minhas on 8 March 2023. MB’s extradition was sought to serve a combined sentence for driv

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

George Hepburne Scott has secured successful results in four separate extradition hearings in one week, with his clients discharged/released in the following cases: On 28 October 2024, in the case of Poland v R.T, George’s client was discharged by Order of District Judge Tempia at Westminster Magistrates’ Court, following a full hearing earlier in the month. The requested person’s extradition had been requested by Poland for drug supply (amphetamine and cannabis) in 2003. Alt

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 t

George Hepburne Scott of UK Extradition Lawyer had a great win in the High court in a recent Romanian Extradition case. Judgment in the case of MB v Romania was handed down on 14 June 2024 and can be viewed here Mr Justice Julian Knowles in his judgment noted that the appeal was brought with the permission of Hill J against the order for MB’s extradition to Romania made by District Judge Minhas on 8 March 2023. MB’s extradition was sought to serve a combined sentence for dri

George Hepburn Scott has recently secured four successful results for his clients in extradition cases at the High Court. In the case of A.O. v Cyprus, on 22 May 2024, George was granted permission to appeal an extradition order of a district judge at Westminster Magistrates' Court by Hill J on all five argued grounds, which were as follows: (1) S.2(4)(c) of the Extradition Act 2003 ("the 2003 Act") re inadequate particulars of sentence, (2) s.12A of the 2003 Act re no clear

George is instructed in the case of USA v S.N. on behalf of a defendant facing a US extradition request who is said to be at the centre of a global terrorist financing conspiracy involving the sale and export of $750 million worth of diamonds and artworks which are said by US federal prosecutors to have been deliberately undervalued to evade US OFAC sanctions to enable the funding of Hezbollah. The extradition request has been made by the US Department of Justice Office of In

On 11 August 2023, following multiple contested hearings spanning two years, George’s client, J.C. was discharged at Westminster Magistrates’ Court by the Chief Magistrate of England and Wales. The case involved an unprecedented extradition request made by the Government of Japan to the UK’s Home Secretary for the extradition of J.C. in respect of a robbery of a jewellery store in Tokyo in November 2015. J.C. was alleged to have been involved with others in carrying out the r

On 20 July 2023, George’s client, S.G. was discharged by a High Court Judge following a successful appeal against an order for extradition made by a district judge (“the DJ”) at Westminster Magistrates’ Court. Essentially, S.G. (“the appellant”) was wanted by Poland on an Extradition Arrest Warrant containing (a) a sentence of 18 months for fraud in 2007 and (b) an accusation of participation in a criminal organisation and being involved in selling over 2kilos of cocaine and

On 14 February 2023, George Hepburne-Scott succeeded in an extradition appeal in the High Court. In the case of Poland v D.O. a District Judge (“DJ”) of Westminster Magistrates’ Court (“Westminster”) had previously ordered the Appellant’s extradition to Poland to fact charges of VAT fraud which were allegedly committed in 2003 - 2005 and allegedly involved approximately £600,000 of tax being evaded through multiple fraudulent vat invoices and tax returns. On appeal, George ar

George’s article is based on his recent successful extradition appeal case in the High Court - Fedorowicz v Lithuania, and and comments on the scope of offences under the Serious Crime Act 2015 in the extradition context. The full article can be viewed here.

George was recently instructed in the extradition case of USA v SD where a $10M global pharmaceutical fraud was alleged involving Indian distributors selling prescription drugs through the internet to customers in the US. The client was arrested in the UK and subject to the extradition request from the US Government which alleged him to be a primary conspirator in this global fraud. We worked very closely with US attorneys at Reed Smith one of whom was a former US Federal pro

On 10 June 2022, George’s client M.D. was successful in the case of Switzerland v M.D. The case involved an allegation of high value fraud involving an attack on the treasury IT systems of a major global company. The Swiss authorities had issued a Part 2 international arrest warrant and extradition proceedings had commenced against George’s client. However, persistent legal argument and applications, including co-ordinated action in Switzerland through a Swiss lawyer that we

George Hepburne Scott has been successful in the following recent extradition cases: THAILAND V N.R. Successfully defeated Thai request...