Janusz BIZIUK v Poland - 29145/06 [2010] ECHR 409 (9 March 2010)
The Court found the friendly settlement to be based on respect for human rights and saw no reason to continue examining the application, thus striking the case out of its list.
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- Citation
- [2010] ECHR 409
- Parties
- Applicant: Janusz Biziuk; Respondent: Polish Government
- Jurisdiction
- European Union
- Procedural Posture
- Application to the European Court of Human Rights / Friendly Settlement; Decision to Strike Out
- Outcome
- Application struck out following friendly settlement
- Legal Topics
- Right to a Fair Trial, Legal Aid, Friendly Settlement
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Parties
Janusz Biziuk
Applicant
Polish Government
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Application to the European Court of Human Rights / Friendly Settlement; Decision to Strike Out
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the refusal to appoint a lawyer for the applicant to file a cassation appeal violated Article 6 of the Convention
Ratio Decidendi
The Court found the friendly settlement to be based on respect for human rights and saw no reason to continue examining the application, thus striking the case out of its list.
Court Disposition
Application struck out following friendly settlement
Orders
- Case struck out of the list of cases
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[ Home ] [ Databases ] [ World Law ] [ Multidatabase Search ] [ Help ] [ Feedback ] [ DONATE ] European Court of Human Rights You are here: BAILII >> Databases >> European Court of Human Rights >> Janusz BIZIUK v Poland - 29145/06 [2010] ECHR 409 (9 March 2010) URL: https://www.bailii.org/eu/cases/ECHR/2010/409.html Cite as: [2010] ECHR 409 [ New search ] [ Contents list ] [ Printable RTF version ] [ Help ] FOURTH SECTION DECISION Application no. 29145/06 by Janusz BIZIUK against Poland The European Court of Human Rights (Fourth Section), sitting on 9 March 2010 as a Chamber composed of: Nicolas Bratza, President, Lech Garlicki, Giovanni Bonello, Ljiljana Mijović, Päivi Hirvelä, Ledi Bianku, Nebojša Vučinić, judges, and Lawrence Early, Section Registrar, Having regard to the above application lodged on 19 June 2006, Having regard to the formal declarations accepting a friendly settlement of the case, Having deliberated, decides as follows: PROCEDURE The application was lodged by Mr Janusz Biziuk, a Polish national who was born in 1964 and lives in Sokółka. The Polish Government (“the Government”) were represented by their Agent, Mr J. Wołąsiewicz, of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The applicant complained under Article 6 of the Convention about the refusal to appoint a lawyer for him with a view to filing a cassation appeal. On 16 November 2009 and 28 January 2010 the Court received friendly settlement declarations signed by the parties under which the applicant agreed to waive any further claims against Poland in respect of the facts giving rise to this application against an undertaking by the Government to pay him 8,200 (eight thousand two hundred) Polish zlotys to cover any pecuniary and non-pecuniary damage as well as costs and expenses. The sum will be free of any taxes that may be applicable. It will be payable within three months from the date of notification of the decision taken by the Court pursuant to Article 37 § 1 of the European Convention on Human Rights. In the event of failure to pay this sum within the said three-month period, the Government undertook to pay simple interest on it, from expiry of that period until settlement, at a rate equal to the marginal lending rate of the European Central Bank during the default period plus three percentage points. The payment will constitute the final resolution of the case. THE LAW The Court takes note of the friendly settlement reached between the parties. It is satisfied that the settlement is based on respect for human rights as defined in the Convention and its Protocols and finds no reasons to justify a continued examination of the application (Article 37 § 1 in fine of the Convention). In view of the above, it is appropriate to strike the case out of the list. For these reasons, the Court unanimously Decides to strike the application out of its list of cases. Lawrence Early Nicolas Bratza Registrar President BAILII: Copyright Policy | Disclaimers | Privacy Policy | Feedback | Donate to BAILII URL: https://www.bailii.org/eu/cases/ECHR/2010/409.html