INTERPOL

INTERPOL is the world's largest international police organisation, with 196 member countries. One of its primary functions is the issuance of Red Notices, published by the General Secretariat at the request of a member country's National Central Bureau, or of certain international entities with powers of investigation and prosecution in criminal matters. The stated purpose of a Red Notice is to seek the location of a wanted person and their detention, arrest, or restriction of movement for the purpose of extradition, surrender, or similar lawful action.

Critically, INTERPOL is itself a subject of international law and its acts can engage questions of international responsibility. Its rules, including the Statute of the Commission for the Control of INTERPOL's Files (CCF) and the Rules on the Processing of Data, impose binding obligations on the organisation. Where those obligations are breached, certain legal remedies exist.

We act for both individuals and States across the full spectrum of INTERPOL-related matters. Our clients include sovereign States, former Heads of State and senior government officials, prominent business figures and major corporations both private and publicly quoted.

Our team has deep and specialist experience in this field. Our lawyers combine rigorous command of INTERPOL's constitutive instruments with expertise in public international law, enabling us to advance arguments at the highest level of legal precision and institutional credibility.

Pre-emption and Challenge of Red Notices

We advise clients in advance of the publication of a Red Notice, including the submission of pre-emptive applications to the CCF, and challenge existing notices through the full range of available procedures, including requests for access, correction and deletion.

Challenge and Deletion of Other INTERPOL Notices and Communications

We act on requests concerning Blue Notices and Diffusions, as well as data transmitted through INTERPOL's channels that does not take the form of a formal notice.

Provisional Measures

Where urgency demands it, we make applications for provisional measures before the CCF, including in matters involving sitting officials and individuals subject to ongoing risk of arrest during international travel.

Compensation and Redress from INTERPOL

As an international organisation, INTERPOL is capable of incurring international responsibility for its acts and omissions. We have advised and acted for clients, both individuals and States, seeking compensation and other forms of redress where INTERPOL's conduct has caused harm.

State-level Engagement

We act for States wishing to challenge the conduct of INTERPOL, whether in respect of notices issued at the request of other member countries or in connection with broader questions of institutional compliance with INTERPOL's own rules and with general principles of international law.