Bailey to sue State

Ian Bailey is to sue gardaí and the State for damages after the Supreme Court ruled that he cannot be extradited to France for questioning about the murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier.

The State is also facing a possible multimillion-euro bill after Mr Bailey’s legal team was given leave to apply for costs “at the highest scale” for the lengthy High Court and Supreme Court extradition proceedings.

The five judges unanimously overturned a High Court decision and ruled Mr Bailey, 54, should not be surrendered to France because no decision was taken to put him on trial there.