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Guardian wins right to appeal over court papers

By PA Media Lawyer

The battle by Guardian News and Media to obtain access to documents used in an application for the extradition of a London solicitor to the United States to face bribery allegations is to be heard by the Court of Appeal.

The Guardian is seeking access to legal papers which were used in City of Westminster Magistrates’ Court in March last year when the United States’ Government applied for the extradition of solicitor Jeffrey Tesler.

District Judge Caroline Tubbs ruled that Tesler, who is in his early 60s and comes from Tottenham, north London, should be extradited to the United States after being told that American authorities suspected him of being “implicated in bribery”.

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