Minister for Justice Equality and Law Reform -v- Slonski [2010] IESC 19 (25 March 2010)

Minister for Justice Equality and Law Reform -v- Slonski [2010] IESC 19 (25 March 2010)

There was wholly inadequate material before the High Court to properly conclude that the appellant was a person who fled Poland within the meaning of s.10 of the European Arrest Warrant Act, 2003; therefore, the order for surrender must be set aside.

Citation
[2010] IESC 19
Parties
Applicant/respondent: Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform; Respondent/appellant: Dominik Slonski
Jurisdiction
Ireland
Judgment Date
25 March 2010
Procedural Posture
Appeal (extradition) / Supreme Court Judgment on Appeal From High Court Order for Surrender Under European Arrest Warrant Act, 2003
Outcome
Appeal allowed; High Court order for surrender set aside
Legal Topics
European Arrest Warrant, Interpretation of 'fled' Under S.10 European Arrest Warrant Act 2003, Sufficiency of Evidence for Extradition, Conditional Suspension of Sentence
Extradition Law Criminal Law European Union Law European Arrest Warrant Interpretation of 'fled' Under S.10 European Arrest Warrant Act 2003 Sufficiency of Evidence for Extradition Conditional Suspension of Sentence

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Parties

Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform

Applicant/respondent

Dominik Slonski

Respondent/appellant

Procedural Posture

Appeal (extradition) / Supreme Court Judgment on Appeal From High Court Order for Surrender Under European Arrest Warrant Act, 2003

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the appellant 'fled' Poland within the meaning of s.10 of the European Arrest Warrant Act, 2003
  2. 2 Whether there was sufficient evidence before the High Court to conclude the appellant fled Poland
  3. 3 Whether the High Court was correct to order surrender under s.16 of the Act

Ratio Decidendi

There was wholly inadequate material before the High Court to properly conclude that the appellant was a person who fled Poland within the meaning of s.10 of the European Arrest Warrant Act, 2003; therefore, the order for surrender must be set aside.

Court Disposition

Appeal allowed; High Court order for surrender set aside

Orders

  • Order of the High Court directing surrender of the appellant pursuant to s.16 of the European Arrest Warrant Act, 2003 is set aside