High Court refuses to surrender Paul Lomas to Northern Ireland

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The High Court refused the Minister for Justice’s application to surrender Paul Lomas to the United Kingdom under a warrant covering six matters: five convictions and one charge of driving while disqualified. The driving charge relates to an alleged incident in 2011; the warrant was issued in 2024.

Mr Justice Patrick McGrath found that surrender would be disproportionate because exceptional family circumstances had developed over time. He refused the application, concluding that the passage of time and the nature of the offences and sentence made surrender disproportionate.

This case may have concluded differently. The outcome has not yet been confirmed by a public source we could find.