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 […]
Introduction At the end of March, the FCA consultation CP25/34 closed. The consultation concerned the regulation of ESG ratings, following the Government’s decision in October 2025 to legislate to bring this activity within the regulatory perimeter. This legislation is expected to form part of the Financial Services and Markets (Sustainable Finance) Bill currently progressing […]
If dishonesty has infected a case, then costs can be curative. However, the extent of the departure from the usual starting point, that costs follow the event, will depend on which parts of the case have been infected. In Ward & Ors v Donnellan & Ors [2026] EWCA Civ 729, the Court of Appeal overturned […]
A Ghanaian national wanted by the United States has been arrested in Morocco following a Red Notice alert triggered during border controls. The suspect was apprehended at Mohammed V International Airport in Casablanca on 12 June 2026 after routine checks against INTERPOL databases confirmed an active Red Notice issued at the request of US judicial […]
