The respondent, the Mateszalka District Court, Hungary, sought the extradition of the appellant, Mr Zabolotnyi, to Hungary pursuant to a European Arrest Warrant. On 5 September 2017, the District Judge ordered Mr Zabolotnyi’s extradition to Hungary. Mr Zabolotnyi appealed to the High Court. 
                During his extradition hearing, Mr Zabolotnyi had argued that he faced a real risk of being detained in overcrowded prison conditions in Hungary, in breach of his rights under Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights. The Hungarian Ministry of Justice gave an assurance guaranteeing that, if extradited, Mr Zabolotnyi would be held in conditions compliant with Article 3. However, Mr Zabolotnyi argued that this assurance was unreliable. On appeal to the High Court, he sought to rely on fresh evidence from individuals extradited to Hungary from both the UK and Germany who complained that they had been subject to comparable assurances which were not honoured. 
                The High Court held that there was no substantial risk that Mr Zabolotnyi’s Article 3 rights would be breached if he was extradited to Hungary. It held that evidence of past breaches of assurances given to other member states would only be admissible if it was manifestly credible, directly relevant to the issue to be decided and of real importance for the purpose of that decision. Applying that test to Mr Zabolotnyi’s case, the evidence relating to breaches of the German assurances was held to be inadmissible. The evidence concerning the UK assurances was considered to be limited. The appeal was dismissed. Mr Zabolotnyi now appeals against that ruling to the Supreme Court.

Ms Burnett is the widow of Mr Grant who died on 9 August 2013 following an assault by a door steward at a bar in Aberdeen. The door steward was employed by Prospect Security Limited ("PSL") which had obtained public liability insurance coverage from Hanover. Ms Burnett claims directly against Hanover under the Third Parties (Rights against Insurances) Act 2010 (the "2010 Act") as PSL is currently in liquidation. Hanover submits that its liability is wholly excluded under the terms of its Policy, which excludes liability for "deliberate acts, wilful neglect or default". Alternatively, the Insurer submits that door steward’s actions qualified as a "wrongful arrest" under the Policy, for which liability is limited. The Outer House of the Court of Session did not accept either submission. It held that Hanover was obliged to indemnify PSL and that this right vested in Ms Burnett under the 2010 Act. The Outer House’s finding was upheld by the Inner House of the Court of Session. The Insurer now seeks permission to appeal to the Supreme Court.