“… of videolink rather than in person. That rule extends to fugitives from justice: see, for example, Polanski v Conde Naste Publications Limited [2005] UKHL 10; [2005] 1 WLR 637. It therefore extended to Mr Mabrouk. The civil law treats equally those attending a civil trial in person and those who attend by way of videolink.…”
“…ny extradition request made by Ukraine. He relied in particular on the decision of the House of Lords in Polanski v Condé Nast Publications Ltd [2005] UKHL 10; [2005] 1 WLR 637. Still more should that be the case if the appellant faces a real risk of extradition to and detention in Ukraine.…”