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Extradition
Stokoe Partnership Solicitors’ extradition lawyers are experienced at dealing with applications under the Extradition Act 2003 for the arrest of clients in the UK for extradition to other countries to face prosecution or sentence for alleged offences.
Judicial Reviews
Judicial review is the means by which it is possible to challenge the lawfulness of decisions or actions taken by a body or authority exercising a public function.
Business Crime
Stokoe Partnership Solicitors is a leading law firm for business crime. Our firm specialises in highly complex financial and white-collar crime, often involving hundreds of millions of pounds.
Cash Seizure/Detention & Forfeiture
The firm’s expertise is recognised by both of the UK’s leading legal directories, the Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners. The Legal 500 has characterised the firm as being “involved in the full-range of white-collar crime”.
Confiscation, Restraint Orders & Receivership
Under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA), the prosecution can use confiscation proceedings to seize the proceeds of crime from individuals and companies convicted of a criminal offence. The confiscation regime is highly draconian […]
Cyber Crime
With society’s increasing dependence on the internet for communication, shopping, banking, social interactions and business activity, there has inevitably been an increase in investigations and prosecutions for offences related to online activity.
Bribery & Corruption
Stokoe Partnership Solicitors has extensive knowledge and experience from dealing with some of the most serious and complex bribery and corruption cases, including high profiles cases such as HBoS, British Aerospace, and Mabey and Johnson.
Driving Offences
All it takes is a momentary lapse of concentration or judgment when driving and the consequences can be terrible, and an otherwise careful driver can find themselves facing charges carrying lengthy custodial sentences.
Robbery
Stokoe Partnership Solicitors is regarded as one of the leading firms in the UK for serious crime, and has been for many years.
Firearms
Stokoe Partnership has been regarded as one of the leading firms in the UK for serious crime for many years, and is recognised by both of the UK’s leading legal directories, the Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners.
Sexual Offences
Stokoe Partnership Solicitors is regarded as one of the leading firms in the UK for serious crime, and is recognised by both of the UK’s leading legal directories, The Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners.
Kidnapping
Stokoe Partnership Solicitors is regarded as one of the leading firms in the UK for serious crime, and has been for many years. Our expert lawyers are hugely experienced at representing clients charged with kidnapping and false imprisonment offences.
Drug Offences
Stokoe Partnership has been regarded as one of the leading firms in the UK for serious crime for many years, and is recognised by both of the UK’s leading legal directories, the Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners.
02 May 2025
Partner Maria Theodoulou examines the Investigatory Powers Tribunal’s approach to disclosure, in Computer Weekly
Writing in Computer Weekly, Partner Maria Theodoulou examines the recent finding that the Investigatory Powers Tribunal has no statutory powers to impose financial sanctions against police and intelligence services over disclosure failings. Maria’s article was […]
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10 Apr 2025
Partner Ernest Aduwa comments on the ECHR and parliamentary privilege in City AM
Partner Ernest Aduwa comments in City AM on the news that the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has rejected retail tycoon Philip Green’s legal challenge over parliamentary privilege. Ernest’s comments were published in City […]
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13 Feb 2025
Partner Richard Cannon comments on his successful Supreme Court extradition challenge in El-Khouri v Government of the United States of America
The Supreme Court this week handed down landmark judgment in the case of El-Khouri (Appellant) v Government of the United States of America (Respondent), quashing the order to extradite Mr El-Khouri to the United States […]
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31 Jan 2025
Barrister Jessica Sobey comments on encrypted devices and digital evidence in CSO Online
Barrister Jessica Sobey comments on how law enforcement agencies gain access to encrypted devices, the legal challenges surrounding the gathering of digital evidence and recent developments in EncroChat evidence. Jessica’s comments were published in CSO […]
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07 Nov 2024
Stokoe Partnership Solicitors recognised in The Times Best Law Firms 2025
Stokoe Partnership Solicitors has been recognised in The Times Best Law Firms 2025 for its Crime, Financial Crime and Regulatory expertise.
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25 Oct 2024
Stokoe Partnership authors UK chapter of Chambers & Partners White-Collar Crime Guide 2024
Stokoe Partnership has authored the UK chapter of Chambers & Partners White-Collar Crime Guide 2024, exploring topics ranging from the ECCTA to encrypted messaging.
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18 Oct 2024
Stokoe Partnership Solicitors newly ranked for Financial Crime in Chambers & Partners UK Guide
Stokoe Partnership Solicitors is pleased to announce that its Financial Crime practice has been newly ranked in Chambers & Partners UK Guide 2025.
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17 Oct 2024
Stokoe Partnership Solicitors ranked in Chambers & Partners UK 2025
Stokoe Partnership Solicitors has been ranked for its Crime, Financial Crime and POCA Work & Asset Forfeiture expertise in the Chambers & Partners UK 2025 Guide.
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05 Sep 2024
Partner Amjid Jabbar examines Unexplained Wealth Orders in The Times
Six years after they were first introduced, Partner Amjid Jabbar argues that Unexplained Wealth Orders have yet to prove themselves to be the “silver bullet” in the fight against financial crime as they were initially heralded as.
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14 Aug 2024
Partner Ernest Aduwa comments on the wrongful death lawsuit against Disney in BBC News, The Daily Mirror and Metro
Partner Ernest Aduwa comments on the news that Disney is looking to dismiss a wrongful death lawsuit because of the ‘Binding Arbitration and Class Action Waiver’ the claimant signed up to in a free trial […]
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