The prosecution of Ahmed Abdelkader ‘Mido’, a former professional footballer, political activist and President of the Egyptian Youth Union in Europe, has been discontinued by the Crown Prosecution Service. Mido was arrested on 25 August 2025 and subsequently charged with public order offences in connection with an incident at a café in West London, […]
Tip the bottle marked “res judicata” and out will pour, among other legal principles, issue estoppel. The principle applies where successive proceedings between the same parties involve an issue which was necessarily and fundamentally decided in the earlier proceedings, even if the causes of action differ. Its effect can be powerful: it may prevent a […]
A former senior law enforcement official from Bangladesh has been detained in the United Arab Emirates following the issuance of an INTERPOL Red Notice. Benazir Ahmed, former Inspector General of Police of Bangladesh, was arrested in Dubai in mid-June 2026 (reported to be around 12–14 June) by UAE authorities acting on a Red Notice requested […]
Greek authorities have used an INTERPOL Red Notice to arrest James Dalamangas, a 55‑year‑old Greek‑Australian man, linked to a 1999 homicide in Sydney. The case concerns the death of Greek‑Australian George Giannopoulos, who was fatally stabbed at a Belmore nightclub after attempting to intervene in a violent altercation between patrons. An Australian arrest warrant had […]
Does ratification of the New York Convention (NYC), in and of itself, amount to a waiver of state immunity? In CC/Devas (Mauritius) Ltd & Ors v Republic of India [2025] EWHC 964 (Comm), a decision I have previously written about, Sir William Blair held that it did not. The Court of Appeal has now upheld […]
Senior Partner Michael O’Kane joined a panel of international experts at a Basel Institute on Governance webinar marking the launch of its working paper on corruption sanctions. The discussion explored how sanctions – including asset freezes and travel bans, are increasingly used to target individuals beyond the reach of traditional law enforcement. Panellists […]
At the end of last year, I wrote a post on the introduction of Practice Direction 51ZH (“the PD”), which enables non-parties to access certain documents used or referred to at public hearings in the Commercial Court, the London Circuit Commercial Court and the Financial List. The PD provides a mechanism whereby the court may […]
A 29-year-old Afghan national, Nazar Mohammad Nazari, who was the subject of an INTERPOL Red Notice, was arrested in the western Turkish province of Kütahya following a routine police stop on 21 June 2026. The arrest took place during patrol checks conducted by motorcycle police units in the Paşam Sultan neighbourhood, where officers stopped an […]
The UK’s new “Failure to Prevent Fraud” offence has significant implications beyond its borders, including for German companies with UK operations or business connections. Maria Cronin is speaking on a webinar on 25 June 2026 which will explore how the offence works in practice, when liability can extend to a German parent company, and […]
