Information Note on the Court’s case-law No.
March 1991
Fox, Campbell and Hartley v. the United Kingdom (just satisfaction) - 12245/86, 12244/86 and 12383/86
Judgment 27.3.1991
Article 41
Costs and expenses
Non-pecuniary damage
Pecuniary damage
Claim for just satisfaction by applicants whom the Court had held to be victims of violations of Article 5 of the Convention
[This summary is extracted from the Court’s official reports (Series A or Reports of Judgments and Decisions). Its formatting and structure may therefore differ from the Case-Law Information Note summaries.]
A.Costs and expenses
Reimbursement of a proportion of the sums claimed jointly by the applicants referable to the proceedings before the Convention institutions (unanimously).
B.Damage
The applicants' claim for pecuniary damage essentially a costs claim – not entertained as question already dealt with (unanimously).
In respect of their claim for non-pecuniary damage, finding of violations of Article 5 in itself sufficient just satisfaction (by six votes to one).
Conclusion: United Kingdom to pay specified sum in respect of costs and expenses.
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