Source: All England Reporter
Publisher Citation: [2012] All ER (D) 126 (Jun)
Neutral Citation: [2012] UKSC 24
Court: Supreme Court
Judge:

Lord Hope DP, Lady Hale, Lord Mance, Lord Judge, Lord Kerr, Lord Wilson and Lord Brown SCJJ
Representation Herbert Kerrigan QC and Linda Pike (instructed by Good & Stewart) for Mr H.
  Christopher Shead and Andrew Mason (instructed by Thompson & Brown) for Mrs H.
  James Wolffe QC and Graeme Hawkes (instructed by The Appeals Unit, Crown Office) for the respondent. 
  Lord Boyd of Duncansby QC and Kenny McBrearty (instructed by Scottish Government Legal Directorate Litigation Division) for the respondent.
  Manjit Gill QC for the intervening party.
  James Dixon (instructed by Coram Children's Legal Centre) for the intervening party.
  Lord Wallace of Tankerness QC Advocate General for Scotland and John MacGregor (instructed by Office of the Solicitor to the Advocate General for Scotland) for the intervening party.
Judgment Dates: 20 June 2012

Catchwords

Extradition - Extradition order - Appeal - Claimants being British citizens - United States f America requesting claimants' extradition for trial for conspiracy and unlawful importation of chemicals used to manufacture methamphetamine - Claimants having young children - Claimant contending extradition to USA incompatible with right to private family life - Scottish Ministers ordering claimants' extradition - Claimants appealing High Court of Justiciary - High Court dismissing appeal - Claimants appealing to Supreme Court - Whether extradition order should be quashed - European Convention on Human Rights, art 8.

The Case

Extradition Extradition order. The Supreme Court held that an order for the extradition of two British citizens, a husband and wife and the parents of young children, to the United States of America to face criminal charges, was not incompatible with their rights under art8 of the European Convention on Human Rights.

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