The case concerns a request for the surrender of the three appellants, sought by the UK, in accordance with the provisions of Title VII of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (“TCA”). All three warrants were endorsed for execution by the High Court of Ireland. As set out in the warrants, the issuing judicial authority intends to prosecute each of the appellants for 39 fraud-type offences, alleged to have been committed by them in their capacity as joint owners and directors of a company. The central issue that arises in the case at hand is whether Article 625(2) of the TCA prohibits the surrender of the appellants in the main proceedings because a person who is surrendered "may not be prosecuted, sentenced or otherwise deprived of liberty for an offence committed prior to that person’s surrender, other than that for which that person was surrendered".

effective remedy/fair trial - criminal offence - criminal proceedings for an offence

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