- UK lawyers representing Andrew and Tristan Tate have initiated a judicial review to challenge the British government's attempt to extradite the brothers from the US to face serious sexual offence charges.
- Defence solicitors argue that extradition to the UK should not proceed until ongoing criminal proceedings in Romania, involving charges of trafficking minors and money laundering, are fully concluded.
- Formal extradition requests submitted to the US State Department detail that Andrew Tate faces 10 counts of rape and sex trafficking charges, whilst Tristan Tate is accused of five counts of rape and multiple assaults.
- The brothers remain in custody in Miami after US Magistrate Lauren Louis denied a motion for their release during the potentially lengthy extradition process.
- The Tate brothers' US legal team also plans to contest the extradition in American courts, claiming the UK's application fails to meet the evidentiary standards required under the US-UK extradition treaty.
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