The case concerns the applicants’ complaints under Article 6 § 1 of the Convention that they were not given sufficient time to challenge the composition of an expert panel, that the expert report produced in the course of proceedings on…
Category: European Court of Human Rights
CASE OF COVENTRY v. THE UNITED KINGDOM (European Court of Human Rights) 6016/16
The applicant was an unsuccessful defendant in a nuisance action which the claimants had funded through a conditional fee arrangement (a “CFA”, or “no win no fee” agreement) and “after the event” insurance (“ATE insurance”), which was intended to underwrite…
CASE OF KOTOV AND OTHERS v. RUSSIA (European Court of Human Rights) 6142/18 and 13 others
The main issues in the present case are (i) whether the authorities failed to take protective measures to minimise or eliminate the effects of the pollution allegedly caused by the continuing operation of a landfill site near the applicants’ homes…
CASE OF S.F.K. v. RUSSIA (European Court of Human Rights) 5578/12
In the present case, the applicant, a 20-year-old mother-to-be at the time of the events, was forced by her parents to have her pregnancy terminated after her partner and would-be father of the child was arrested on suspicion of having…
CASE OF THEO NATIONAL CONSTRUCT S.R.L. v. THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA (European Court of Human Rights) 72783/11
The case concerns a “raider attack” against the applicant company, that is the alleged illegal seizure of its goods with the assistance of presumedly corrupt courts and law-enforcement agencies. SECOND SECTION CASE OF THEO NATIONAL CONSTRUCT S.R.L. v. THE REPUBLIC…
CASE OF PAVLOV AND OTHERS v. RUSSIA (European Court of Human Rights) 31612/09
The main issue in the present case is whether the authorities failed to take protective measures to minimise or eliminate the effects of industrial air pollution in the city of Lipetsk, in violation of the applicants’ right to respect for…
CASE OF BEELER v. SWITZERLAND (European Court of Human Rights) 78630/12
In his application the applicant submitted that as a widower who had been bringing his children up alone since his wife’s death, he had suffered discrimination as compared with widows looking after their children alone, given that he had lost…
CASE OF KRYZHANOVSKYY AND OTHERS v. UKRAINE (European Court of Human Rights) 16218/17 and 4 others
The applicants complained of the excessive length of their pre-trial detention.In applications nos. 76701/17 and 21796/21, the applicants also raised other complaints under the provisions of the Convention. FIFTH SECTION CASE OF KRYZHANOVSKYY AND OTHERS v. UKRAINE (Applications nos. 16218/17 and…
CASE OF VOLYK v. UKRAINE (European Court of Human Rights) 8942/17 and 30796/21
The applicant complained of the inadequate conditions of his detention and of the lack of any effective remedy in domestic law.He also raised other complaints under the provisions of the Convention. FIFTH SECTION CASE OF VOLYK v. UKRAINE (Applications nos.…
CASE OF SMAGINA AND VLADIMIROV v. UKRAINE (European Court of Human Rights) 41891/15 and 59909/15
The applicants complained of the lack of relevant and sufficient reasons for detention. FIFTH SECTION CASE OF SMAGINA AND VLADIMIROV v. UKRAINE (Applications nos. 41891/15 and 59909/15) JUDGMENT STRASBOURG 6 October 2022 This judgment is final but it may be…