Enron trio lose extradition fight
Three British bankers have lost their High Court battle against extradition to the US to face charges over the collapse of energy giant Enron.
Lord Justice Laws ruled that the case involving the former NatWest trio was "perfectly properly triable" in the US.
David Bermingham, Gary Mulgrew and Giles Darby have always maintained their innocence of "wire fraud" and say they should be tried by a UK jury.
The men will now try to take their battle to the House of Lords. [...]
The judgement marks the first test case in the UK under the government's Extradition Act 2003 - which was developed in the wake of the 11 September attacks in 2001.
The decision prompted the men's solicitor Mark Spragg to warn that the case would have far-reaching consequences.
"The US justice system has a long and aggressive extra-territorial reach, and will increasingly apply for the extradition of UK citizens for allegedly criminal conduct committed against UK institutions," he added.