Members of 9BR Chambers handle a broad range of complex extradition matters for both governments and requested persons. Ben Joyes acted as led junior for Ukrainian MP Artem Dmytruk in a high-profile and politically sensitive extradition request, in which extradition was refused by the Court in March 2026. Jonathan Swain successfully acted unled for the appellant in Hebda v Poland, a case which concerned mental health and suicide risk issues. Another junior of note is Stefan Hyman, whose recent instructions include representing Portuguese government in a case where a Portuguese autistic man accused of running a hacking forum was subjected to extradition requests both from the US and Portugal.
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