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High Court should refuse extradition request because of Brexit, lawyers submit
Summary
A 78‑year‑old Irish man, wanted in the UK on ten sexual‑assault charges alleged to have occurred in London and Essex between 1960 and 1973, is the subject of a High Court hearing in Dublin. The man, whose name is withheld for legal reasons, denies all allegations, calling them "scurrilous" and "totally groundless." He was arrested in October 2015 under a European Arrest Warrant issued by a Westminster Magistrates Court and has been on bail since. His barrister, Patrick Gageby SC, argued that the UK's impending exit from the EU (Brexit) creates uncertainty about whether the trial would take place before or after the UK leaves the EU, and that extradition would violate his family and privacy rights under Article 8. Counsel for the Minister of Justice, Ronan Kennedy BL, countered that Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty has not yet been invoked, so the UK remains bound by EU law and the court has jurisdiction.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: High Court should refuse extradition request because of Brexit, lawyers submit. Procedural stage: charge_or_pretrial
When:
- September 2015 Incident
- October 14th Hearing Or Sentence
- 1960 and 1973 Incident
- Christmas Other
- 2016-07-29 Publication
Why: A man's extradition to the UK on sexual assault charges should be refused because of the Brexit vote, a lawyer has told the High Court. CNI source report
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Topics
Stage Charge Or Pretrial Violent Crime
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