GOVERNMENT OF BERMUDA V OPORTO

[2026] EWHC 2801 (Admin), King's Bench Division, Administrative Court, Divisional Court, Lady Justice Andrews and Mr Justice Bourne, 2 November 2026

Extradition – Flag state jurisdiction – Double criminality – Offence specified in the extradition request an "extradition offence" – Extradition to category 2 territory – Meaning of "territory" – Extradition Act 2003, sections 78(4)(b), 137(4) – Merchant Shipping Act 1995, section 282(1) – Extradition Act 2003 (Overseas Territories) Order 2016

A Filipino crew member, O, had allegedly committed a sexual assault against a passenger on board a cruise ship on the high seas or UK EEZ between Scotland and Iceland.