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 s tructure 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 sa tisfaction (by six votes to one).

Conclusion : United Kingdom to pay specified sum in respect of costs and expenses.

© Council of Europe/European Court of Human Rights This summary by the Registry does not bind the Court.

Click here for the Case-Law Information Notes