We are pleased to sponsor the Defence Extradition Lawyers Forum annual conference taking place on Friday 18 September 2026 at Savoy Place, London WC2R 0BL.
The keynote speaker is Vânia Costa Ramos, of Carlos Pinto de Abreu e Associados, Lisbon and Chair of the European Criminal Bar Association. Ben Joyes will be part of the panel of international expert who will examine:
- In Absentia Convictions after the Crime and Policing Act 2026: What the reforms change, where they fall short, and how the next generation of fair-trial challenges is likely to unfold;
- Parallel Human Rights Litigation: International Remedies as Tools in Extradition Cases: How UN and regional mechanisms can generate evidence, secure protection and produce authoritative findings that strengthen extradition litigation at home;
- Fact-Finding in Extradition Proceedings: Investigating Allegations of Torture and State Involvement: Practical methods for investigating torture, ill-treatment and state complicity in real time, while protecting witnesses and turning findings into admissible evidence; and
- Compromising Warrants Abroad: Defence Strategy in Practice: How extradition cases can be resolved beyond the contested hearing through negotiation, foreign proceedings, sentence transfer and withdrawal of alerts.
Members and non-members can book their tickets via the DELF website.
