Dennis Miralis is a leading Australian defence lawyer with over 20 years of experience. Dennis is a Partner at Nyman Gibson Miralis and specialises in international criminal law.

Extradition to Malaysia: The death penalty

Australia has been a vocal advocate for the abolition of the death penalty. Indeed, after the executions of Myuran Sukamaran and Andrew Chan in Indonesia, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Hon Julie Bishop MP, asked the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade to inquire and report on Australia’s Advocacy for the…

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Removing an INTERPOL Red Notice

Can an INTERPOL Red Notice be removed?

Red Notices issued by the International Criminal Police Organisation (INTERPOL) are an important global tool in tracking and arresting criminals who have fled the jurisdiction of a state. But Red Notices can be open to corruption. They are not always issued on a genuine legal basis, and there may be certain circumstances where a notice…

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Mutual assistance treaties

How can mutual assistance treaties be improved?

Mutual Legal Assistance (MLA) is the formal process of sharing evidence about criminal investigations or prosecutions between countries. Once evidence is identified overseas, law enforcement agencies make a request to their central authority (in Australia this is the International Crime Cooperation Central Authority). If the central authority approves the request, it is sent to the…

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What is digital currency?

In our increasingly technology-reliant world, almost everything is developing an online presence. In some cases, the online identity takes on its own set of rules and requirements – and even lexicon. This is certainly the case for digital currencies, which are both similar to and, in some ways, completely different from “traditional” money. In June…

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