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Jonathan Swain
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Jonathan is a specialist extradition barrister, who is listed in the Legal500 and Chambers and Partners for his work in this area. He regularly appears at Westminster Magistrates’ Court, and on appeal at the High Court, and he represents both Requested Persons and Judicial Authorities. He is a regular contributor to CrimeLine’s Extradition Hub and has written extensively about the changes to extradition following Brexit.
He also undertakes work for the GLD as part of the Attorney General’s civil panel, including advising on unlawful detention cases and matters arising out of Covid19 regulations.
Jonathan is Grade 3 on the CPS specialist extradition panel, Grade 2 on the CPS advocate panel for general criminal work, and a member of the Attorney General’s list of civil panel counsel (C panel).
Jonathan spent 18 months in the Extradition Unit at the CPS where he gained considerable expertise in extradition proceedings. After leaving the Unit, he quickly developed a busy practice both prosecuting and defending in extradition cases. He has been involved in a number of leading cases, including appearing in the Supreme Court.
Jonathan also has considerable experience of mutual legal assistance, including the European Investigation Order, and transfer of sentences.
Prior to starting in extradition work, Jonathan was a Senior Crown Prosecutor for the CPS, where his diligent preparation and robust advocacy meant that he was instructed to act in difficult and serious cases. He gained extensive experience in all types of cases in the Magistrates’ and Youth courts, encompassing work from theft to sexual offences. Since moving to chambers, he has been instructed in a range of cases, both prosecuting and defending. He has also been instructed by various local authorities.
Career
Called 2010
CPS Extradition Panel (Grade 3)
CPS Panel (Grade 2)
Attorney General’s list of civil panel counsel (C Panel)
Memberships
Criminal Bar Association
Defence Extradition Lawyers Forum
Education
BVC, BPP Law School (2010)
MA in International Criminology, University of Sheffield (2009)
LLB in Law and Criminology, University of Sheffield (2008)
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > International crime and extradition
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 3Jonathan Swain – 9BR Chambers ‘He is a great all-rounder. Prosecutes and defends with equal grace and skill.’
9BR Chambers is equipped to handle high-profile extradition cases from across the world, and offers established expertise in international initiatives against bribery and corruption. Leading Gillian Higgins, Steven Kay KC is assisting Lundin Energy in Swedish universal jurisdiction proceedings regarding allegations the company aided and abetted war crimes committed between 1997 and 2003 in Unity State (then Sudan, now part of South Sudan) during the Second Sudanese Civil War, the first prosecution of a corporation for war crimes. In extradition work, Jonathan Swain represented the requested person in Burghelea v Bucharest Tribunal Romania – the case involved the question of if someone who had lawyers present, but was unable to attend a trial, should be considered as having been tried in absentia or not.