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Zak v Regional Court of Bydgoszcz, Poland

Author / Contributor: John Jones QC
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Zak v Regional Court of Bydgoszcz, Poland
   
Issue: Whether the conduct set out in a European Arrest Warrant amounted to an extradition offence, when it did not specify the mens rea that would be required for the corresponding offences in English law; whether extradition was barred by reason of the passage of time and/or was incompatible with Art 8 ECHR, given the relative triviality of the offence and the suspect’s established family life in the UK.
   
Court: Administrative Court
   
Reference:   CO/66/2008
   
Neutral Citation:   [2008] EWHC 470 (Admin)
   
Judge(s): Richards LJ, Swift J
   
Date: 39505