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EAW to Poland: enforcement of a sentence rejected as the proceedings were not adversarial
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Summary
The proceedings sentencing the requested individual were not adversarial. The requested individual was present at the first hearing regarding his case and was notified of the adjournment to the hearing at which the judgment was delivered. He did not attend the latter, was not represented by a lawyer, did not receive personal service of the judgment and has no further means of appeal.The extradition request is rejected on optional grounds for refusal.
01/09/2021 ยท Appeal Court of Aix-en-Provence ยท 2021/1706
๐ซ๐ทFrance โ ๐ต๐ฑPoland
DeniedEAWEAW enforcement of a sentence rejected as the proceedings were not adversarial
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Summary
The proceedings sentencing the requested individual were not adversarial. The requested individual was present at the first hearing regarding his case and was notified of the adjournment to the hearing at which the judgment was delivered. He did not attend the latter, was not represented by a lawyer, did not receive personal service of the judgment and has no further means of appeal.The extradition request is rejected on optional grounds for refusal.
30/06/2021 ยท Appeal Court of Aix-en-Provence ยท 121/MAE/2021
๐ซ๐ทFrance โ ๐ต๐ฑPoland
DeniedEAWCountry Contributor
ลukasz Lasek
Wardyลski & Partners
Partner at Wardyลski & Partners, ลukasz Lasek handles international commercial disputes and criminal cases involving serious fraud, corruption, and money laundering.
He is a certified mediator at the Mediation Centre at the Polish Bar Council.
In addition to Polish qualifications, he is also admitted as a solicitor in England and Wales (not currently practising).
He is member of: Warsaw Bar Chamber, Law Society of England and Wales, Young Arbitrators Sweden, European Criminal Bar Association, Academy of European Law (ERA), Deanโs Global Advisory Board Indiana University Maurer School of Law (Bloomington, USA) and International Bar Association, Committee Liaison Officer on the Criminal Law Committee.
He is a certified mediator at the Mediation Centre at the Polish Bar Council.
In addition to Polish qualifications, he is also admitted as a solicitor in England and Wales (not currently practising).
He is member of: Warsaw Bar Chamber, Law Society of England and Wales, Young Arbitrators Sweden, European Criminal Bar Association, Academy of European Law (ERA), Deanโs Global Advisory Board Indiana University Maurer School of Law (Bloomington, USA) and International Bar Association, Committee Liaison Officer on the Criminal Law Committee.
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Artur Pietryka
Wardyลski & Partners
Partner at Wardyลski & Partners, Artur Pietryka has experience conducting criminal proceedings, particularly in cases involving economic offences and corporate entities. He also handles cases involving personal and moral rights
He has successfully represented clients in proceedings before the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg.
He actively handles pro bono matters, including for the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights and the Panoptykon Foundation.
He is member of Warsaw Bar Chamber and Human Rights Committee, Polish Bar Council (vice chair)
He has successfully represented clients in proceedings before the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg.
He actively handles pro bono matters, including for the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights and the Panoptykon Foundation.
He is member of Warsaw Bar Chamber and Human Rights Committee, Polish Bar Council (vice chair)
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