Mutual Legal Assistance - A Guide for Criminal Lawyers

Introduction

This webinar will cover the key issues related to mutual legal assistance in criminal cases.

What You Will Learn

This webinar will cover the following:

• What is MLA?
• Governing treaties
• Requests from overseas
• Informal mechanisms
• For witness evidence
• Role of the court, procedure etc.
• For use of investigative powers
• Compulsory powers
• Search and seizure
• Banking information
• Requests from the UK
• Process for LoR (MLA guidelines)
• Requests for banking information
• Requests for live link evidence
• MLA in restraint and confiscation
• Overseas Production Orders
• Who and what can be covered
• Who can apply
• Procedure
• Requirements for an order to be made
• Other considerations

This webinar was recorded on 27th February 2023