Amanda Bostock
UK Bar Guide 2025
Band 2 : Extradition
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About
Provided by Amanda Bostock
Practice Areas
Amanda practises in crime, professional discipline and coronial law and is a
particularly highly respected extradition specialist. She has practised in this niche
area of law for a number of years with cases ranging from first instance to the
Supreme Court and with individuals sought for crimes of dishonesty, murder, gang
rape, international people trafficking and war crimes.
She is regularly instructed on behalf of requesting governments including America,
the Republic of Moldova, the United Arab Emirates and Russia as well as the full
range of European cases.
For requested persons she acts in cases raising human rights concerns and prison
conditions across a plethora of jurisdictions, particularly in relation to vulnerable
persons and inadequate medical care, alongside technical arguments in relation to
request sufficiency and trial in absence. She is a thoughtful and conscientious lawyer
with a 'lovely manner' towards clients, instilling confidence both in the client and with
the court.
Several cases in which Amanda has acted continue to be cited as guideline
authorities including Zabolotnyi v Hungary [2021] UKSC 14, Puceviciene & Others v
Lithuania & Others [2016] EWHC 1862 (Admin), Szegfu v Hungary [2015] EWHC
1764 (Admin), Fox v Germany [2017] EWHC 3396 (Admin), Sobczyk v Poland
[2017] EWHC 3353 (Admin),Purcell & Others v Belgium [2017] EWHC 1981 (Admin)
and Fuzesi & Balasz v Hungary [2018] EWHC 1885 (Admin)
Professional Memberships
Defence Extradition Lawyers' Forum
Criminal Bar Association
European Criminal Bar Association
Extradition Lawyers' Association
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Amanda Bostock acts for judicial authorities and requested persons in extradition proceedings. She has particular expertise in extradition cases centred on prison conditions in Hungary and Bulgaria, among other foreign states.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Her advocacy is very impressive – very meticulously prepared and organised."
"Her advocacy is very impressive – very meticulously prepared and organised."