[17] In October 2016 it was announced that MP Barry Sheerman, chair of the Parliamentary Commission on Autism will write to President Obama, asking him to throw out the extradition request before he leaves office in January 2017.
[18] On Wednesday 12 October 2016, in the House of Commons during the Prime Ministers Questions, David Burrowes MP raised the case of Lauri Love and issues such as the difficulties faced by those with various forms of autism when they come into contact with the justice system.
By 24 October, 105 cross-party backbenchers signed a letter to President Obama, raising "deep concern for safety" of Lauri Love, pointing out that he has "a long history of serious mental health issues, depression and some episodes of psychosis".
[citation needed] On 25 April 2017 High Court accepted Love's appeal against extradition, lodged by Todner on his behalf.
[24] No hearing date has yet been set, however Todner commented: "The reason permission has been granted is that the High Court acknowledge that the grounds raised some issues of great importance.
[31] The eight counts of fraud McIntyre was charged with relate to claims that he overcharged a US peace group for a security contract when he was running Quantum Risk between December 2008 and July 2009.
[32] In July 2012 McIntyre was arrested in uniform in an operational setting in Afghanistan, flown out of the country 45 minutes later, and then appeared in Westminster Magistrates Court in London 36 hours later.
[35] After the US extradition request was approved by Home Secretary Theresa May, McIntyre appealed, submitting a report from the British Army's consultant psychiatrist confirming that he suffered from PTSD.
[37] In June 2016 Todner started representing Michael Steven Sandford, British teenager from Dorking, Surrey who overstayed his US visa and was arrested at the Republican rally at Treasure Island Casino in Las Vegas, after he tried to grab a police officer's gun in an attempt to "shoot and kill" Donald Trump.
[citation needed] On 13 December 2016 Sandford was sentenced to 12 months imprisonment at federal court in Las Vegas, Nevada, after pleading guilty in September 2016 to charges of being an illegal alien and in possession of a firearm and disrupting an official function.
[50] In May 2016 Todner represented Andrew Townshend,[51] RAF flight lieutenant serving with the RAF for over 30 years and completing 5,500 flying hours, who allegedly sent plane carrying 187 British military personnel plunging 4,400 ft when his camera jammed the controls,[52] whilst en route to Afghanistan.
[53] The incident took place over the Black Sea during Airbus A330 Voyager flight from RAF Brize Norton to Camp Bastion in Afghanistan in 2014.
[54] Townshend admitted that he put his Nikon DSLR down between the armrest of his captain’s chair and the airliner’s main control stick, mounted on the side of the cockpit.
[56] In May 2016 Todner was instructed by Tom Hayes, London trader who was convicted of fraud in March 2016 over alleged multi-million bonus payments.
[57] Hayes became the first trader to stand trial and receive a custodial sentence over the criminal fixing of international bank lending rates.