| Source: | All England Reporter |
| Publisher Citation: | [2012] All ER (D) 232 (May) |
| Neutral Citation: | [2012] UKSC 22 |
| Court: | Supreme Court |
| Judge: | Lord Phillips P, Lord Walker, Lady Hale, Lord Brown, Lord Mance, Lord Kerr, Lord Dyson SCJJ |
| Representation | Dinah Rose QC, Mark Summers and Helen Law (instructed by Birnberg Peirce and Partners) for the appellant. |
| Clare Montgomery QC, Aaron Watkins and Hannah Pye (instructed by Special Crime Division, Crown Prosecution Service) for the respondent. | |
| Judgment Dates: | 30 May 2012 |
Catchwords
Extradition - Extradition hearing - European Arreat Warrant - Appellant being arrested pursuant to European arrest warrant (warrant) - Judge ordering appellant's extradition - Whether warrant issued by 'judicial authority' - , - Council Framework Decision on the European arrest warrant and the surrender procedures between Member States
The Case
Extradition Extradition hearing. The Supreme Court held that the public prosecutor who had issued a European arrest warrant was a 'judicial authority within the meaning of and of the Extradition Act 2003 and consequently the appellants challenge to the validity of the warrant failed.
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