Communicated on 7 July 2020 Published on 27 July 2020

FIRST SECTION

Application no. 20497/19 Zlatko Å ATVAR against Croatia lodged on 9 April 2019

SUBJECT MATTER OF THE CASE

The applicant was dismissed from work on 25 April 2008. He challenged his dismissal in court, but ultimately withdrew his civil action, after D.T., who had at the material time been registered as the director of the employer company on the basis of a court decision, had quashed the decision on the applicant ’ s dismissal. However, after that date, the applicant was unable to return to work. In subsequent court proceedings, his claim for salary arrears was dismissed, the courts having found that D.T. had not been authorised to represent the company at the material time, although his name had been entered in the relevant register. The courts also stated that the applicant never challenged the decision on his dismissal. The applicant complains, under Article 6 § 1 of the Convention, that the domestic courts ’ decisions were arbitrary and that the courts failed to give a reasoned judgment in his case.

QUESTION TO THE PARTIES

Did the applicant have a fair hearing in the determination of his civil rights and obligations, in accordance with Article 6 § 1 of the Convention? In particular, did the domestic courts give a sufficiently reasoned judgment in his case, as required by this provision?