Hudoc Judgment (Merits and just satisfaction) Violation of Art. 6-1; Pecuniary damage – claim rejected; Non-pecuniary damage – finding of violation sufficient; Costs and expenses award – Convention proceedings
The involvement of two lay assessors, who were appointed by the Landlord’s Association and by the Tenant’s Association violated Article 6 as both those two bodies had interests in the outcome of the applicant’s case, which were contrary to the interests of the applicant.
Citations:
11179/84, (1990) 12 EHRR 416, [1989] ECHR 11
Links:
Statutes:
European Convention on Human Rights 6-1
Jurisdiction:
Human Rights
Cited by:
Cited – PD, Regina (on the Application of) v West Midlands and North West Mental Health Review Tribunal Admn 22-Oct-2003
The claimant was detained as a mental patient. He complained that a consultant employed by the NHS Trust which detained him, also sat on the panel of the tribunal which heard the review of his detention.
Held: Such proceedings did engage the . .
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Human Rights
Updated: 04 June 2022; Ref: scu.165032