Ian Bailey was accused of murdering of Sophie Toscan du Plantier some time during 23 December 1996 in Co Cork. On 18 March 2011, the High Court delivered a judgement which decided to surrender Bailey to France. However after the Court certified to the Supreme Court that this case involved a point of law of public importance, Bailey appealed to the Supreme Court. He did so on the basis of section 16(12) of the European Arrest Warrant as amended by section 12 of the Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009.
