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Public Prosecutors Office of the Athens Court of Appeal (Appellant) v O'Connor (AP) (Respondent) (Northern Ireland)
Case summary
Case ID
UKSC/2018/0129
Parties
Appellant(s)
Public Prosecutors Office of the Athens Court of Appeal
Respondent(s)
John Joseph O'Connor
Issue
When considering section 26(5) of the Extradition Act 2003, can a distinction properly be drawn between the actions of a person who has done everything reasonably possible to give notice of the appeal and the actions of that person’s solicitor who has not?
Facts
On 11 December 2015, His Honour Judge Devlin made an order for the extradition of Mr O’Connor to Greece in accordance with a European Arrest Warrant. Pursuant to section 26(4) of the Extradition Act 2003, Mr O’Connor then had seven days in which to give notice of any application for leave to appeal against this order. Mr O’Connor’s solicitor lodged this application on 16 December 2015 but failed to serve notice of the application on the Appellant until 4 January 2016 owing to an oversight. The question was whether Mr O’Connor’s appeal could nevertheless be entertained on the basis that he had done everything reasonably possibly to give notice of the appeal pursuant to section 26(5) of the Extradition Act 2003. The Divisional Court in Northern Ireland allowed the appeal to proceed, drawing a distinction between the actions of Mr O’Connor and the actions of his solicitor. The Appellant seeks to appeal against this order.
Date of issue
28 June 2018
Judgment appealed
Judgment details
Judgment date
2 February 2022
Neutral citation
[2022] UKSC 4
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Judgment summary
2 February 2022
Appeal
Justices
Hearing dates
Start date
13 December 2021
End date
13 December 2021
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13 December 2021 - Morning session
13 December 2021 - Afternoon session
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