

Cliodhna Joyce-Daly
Strategic Legal Consultant
Cliodhna Joyce-Daly is an Irish solicitor with an LLM from Dublin City University and broad international practice in criminal, immigration, and human rights law. Her extradition defence work focuses on identifying the procedural and evidential weaknesses in extradition requests — particularly those involving European Arrest Warrants and requests from states with problematic rule-of-law records. Cliodhna advises clients on which jurisdictions offer the strongest protection against extradition and how to use treaty law to their advantage.
Key Areas of Expertise
- Resisting European Arrest Warrants and post-Brexit extradition requests from EU states
- Challenging extradition requests on rule-of-law and fair trial grounds
- Advising on non-extradition country strategies and safe travel
- Immigration law overlap in extradition — asylum, humanitarian protection, and statelessness
- Criminal law defence in Irish and international jurisdiction contexts
Why Clients Choose This Lawyer
- Solid grounding in both common law and continental European legal traditions
- Practical knowledge of which jurisdictions honour — and which resist — extradition requests
- Meticulous document review that exposes procedural errors in extradition applications
- Clear, jargon-free advice that helps clients make informed decisions under pressure



