CASE OF Y AGAINST THE UNITED KINGDOM
Doc ref: 14229/88 • ECHR ID: 001-55556
Document date: November 10, 1992
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The Committee of Ministers, under the terms of Article 54
(art. 54) of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights
and Fundamental Freedoms (hereinafter referred to as "the
Convention"),
Having regard to the judgment of the European Court of Human
Rights in the Y. case delivered on 29 October 1992 and
transmitted the same day to the Committee of Ministers;
Recalling that the case originated in an application against
the United Kingdom lodged with the European Commission of Human
Rights on 2 September 1986 under Article 25 (art. 25) of the
Convention by Mrs X. and her son Y., British nationals, who
complained of corporal punishment of the applicant Y., then aged
fifteen, in an independent school;
Recalling that the Commission declared the mother's
complaints inadmissible and the son's admissible and in its
report adopted on 8 October 1991, concluded by eleven votes to
two that there had been a violation of Articles 3 and 13
(art. 3, art. 13) of the Convention, and that no separate issue
arose under Article 8 (art. 8);
Recalling that the case was brought before the Court by the
Commission on 7 December 1991;
Whereas in its judgment of 29 October 1992 the Court, having
taken formal note of a friendly settlement reached by the
Government of the United Kingdom and the applicant and having
found that there were no reasons of public policy justifying the
continuation of the proceedings, decided unanimously to strike
the case out of its list;
Whereas under the above-mentioned friendly settlement, it
was agreed that:
- the government would pay the applicant £ 8 000;
- the Government of the United Kingdom would pay the
applicant's costs, namely:
a. County Court proceedings £ 4 516,38 plus interest;
b. Solicitors' fees £ 2 750 plus VAT;
c. Counsel's fees £ 1 000 plus VAT;
d. Mr Rosenbaum's fees £ 750 plus VAT,
provided that itemised bills were produced and the rate of
interest was indicated so that the amounts claimed could be
looked at by the Treasury Solicitors Costs Branch;
Recalling that Rule 49, paragraph 3, of the Court's Rules
provides that the striking out of a case shall be effected by
means of a judgment which the President shall forward to the
Committee of Ministers in order to allow it to supervise, in
accordance with Article 54 (art. 54) of the Convention, the
execution of any undertakings which may have been attached to the
discontinuance or solution of the matter;
Having invited the Government of the United Kingdom to
inform it of the measures taken for the execution of the
undertakings which were attached to the solution of the
matter;
Having satisfied itself that before 23 September 1992 the
Government of the United Kingdom paid the applicant the sum of
£ 8 000 and that the sums due in respect of costs were paid on
7 October 1992,
Declares that it has exercised its functions under
Article 54 (art. 54) of the Convention in this case.