CASE OF ALLEN v. THE UNITED KINGDOM
Hearing: Allen v. United Kingdom (no. 25424/09) (Grand Chamber hearing, 2012-11-14 00:00:00)
Application no.: 25424/09
Document type: GRANDCHAMBER
Document date: 2013-07-12 00:00:00
ECLI: ECLI:CE:ECHR:2013:0712JUD002542409
Respondent state: GBR
Articles of the Convention: 6;6-2;P7-3
Judges: András Sajó;Dean Spielmann;George Nicolaou;Guido Raimondi;Ineta Ziemele;Isabelle Berro-Lefèvre;Ján Šikuta;Josep Casadevall;Khanlar Hajiyev;Krzysztof Wojtyczek;Lech Garlicki;Ledi Bianku;Mark Villiger;Nicolas Bratza;Paul Lemmens;Paul Mahoney;Vincent A. De Gaetano;Zdravka Kalaydjieva
Represented by: STEPHENSONS
Issue: Sections 2(1)(a) and 2(3) of the Criminal Appeal Act 1968 ; Section 133 of the 1988 Act
Strasbourg case-law cited: A.L. v. Germany, no. 72758/01, 28 April 2005;Akay v. Turkey (dec.), no. 34501/97, 19 February 2002;Allenet de Ribemont v. France, 10 February 1995, §§ 35-36, Series A no. 308;Al-Skeini and Others v. the United Kingdom [GC], no. 55721/07, § 162, ECHR 2011;Ashendon and Jones v. the United Kingdom, nos. 35730/07 and 4285/08, §§ 42 and 49, 15 December 2011;Baars v. the Netherlands, no. 44320/98, 28 October 2003;Barberà, Messegué and Jabardo v. Spain, 6 December 1988, § 77, Series A no. 146;Bok v. the Netherlands, no. 45482/06, 18 January 2011;Capeau v. Belgium, no. 42914/98, ECHR 2005-I;Capeau v. Belgium (dec.), no. 42914/98, 6 April 2004;Çelik (Bozkurt) v. Turkey, no. 34388/05, § 34, 12 April 2011;Constantin Florea v. Romania, no. 21534/05, §§ 50 and 52, 19 June 2012;Del Latte v. the Netherlands, no. 44760/98, 9 November 2004;Diacenco v. Romania, no. 124/04, 7 February 2012;Engel and Others v. the Netherlands, 8 June 1976, § 82, Series A no. 22;Englert v. Germany, 25 August 1987, §§ 35-37, Series A no. 123;Erkol v. Turkey, no. 50172/06, §§ 33 and 37, 19 April 2011;Fellner v. Austria (dec.), no. 64077/00, 10 October 2002;G.C.P. v. Romania, no. 20899/03, § 46, 20 December 2011;Grabchuk v. Ukraine, no. 8599/02, 21 September 2006;Hammern v. Norway, no. 30287/96, §§ 41-48, 11 February 2003;Heaney and McGuinness v. Ireland, no. 34720/97, § 40, ECHR 2000-XII;Konstas v. Greece, no. 53466/07, § 34, 24 May 2011;Lagardère v. France, no. 18851/07, §§ 73 and 76, 12 April 2012;Lamanna v. Austria, no. 28923/95, § 38, 10 July 2001;Leutscher v. the Netherlands, 26 March 1996, § 29, Reports 1996-II;Lorenzetti v. Italy, no. 32075/09, §§ 43-47, 10 April 2012;Lundkvist v. Sweden (dec.), no. 48518/99, ECHR 2003-XI;Lutz v. Germany, 25 August 1987, Series A no. 123;Maaouia v. France [GC], no. 39652/98, §§ 36-37, ECHR 2000-X;McHugo v. Switzerland (dec.), no. 55705/00, 12 May 2005;Minelli v. Switzerland, 25 March 1983, Series A no. 62;Moullet v. France (dec.), no. 27521/04, 13 September 2007;Mulaj and Sallahi v. Austria (dec.), no. 48886/99, 27 June 2002;Nešták v. Slovakia, no. 65559/01, § 88, 27 February 2007;Nölkenbockhoff v. Germany, 25 August 1987, Series A no. 123;O. v. Norway, no. 29327/95, §§ 33-40, ECHR 2003-II;O.L. v. Finland (dec.), no. 61110/00, 5 July 2005;Orr v. Norway, no. 31283/04, 15 May 2008;Panteleyenko v. Ukraine, no. 11901/02, § 67, 29 June 2006;Phillips v. the United Kingdom, no. 41087/98, § 31, ECHR 2001-VII;Puig Panella v. Spain, no. 1483/02, § 50, 25 April 2006;Radio France and Others v. France, no. 53984/00, § 24, ECHR 2004-II;Reeves v. Norway (dec.), no. 4248/02, 8 July 2004;Ringvold v. Norway, no. 34964/97, ECHR 2003-II;Roatis v. Austria (dec.), no. 61903/00, 27 June 2002;Rushiti v. Austria, no. 28389/95, § 27, 21 March 2000;Salabiaku v. France, 7 October 1988, § 28, Series A no. 141-A;Saunders v. the United Kingdom, 17 December 1996, § 68, Reports of Judgments and Decisions 1996-VI;Sekanina v. Austria, 25 August 1993, Series A no. 266-A;Šikic v. Croatia, no. 9143/08, § 47, 15 July 2010;Soering v. the United Kingdom, 7 July 1989, § 87, Series A no. 161;Taliadorou and Stylianou v. Cyprus, nos. 39627/05 and 39631/05, 16 October 2008;Telfner v. Austria, no. 33501/96, § 15, 20 March 2001;Tendam v. Spain, no. 25720/05, 13 July 2010;Vanjak v. Croatia, no. 29889/04, 14 January 2010;Vassilios Stavropoulos v. Greece, no. 35522/04, 27 September 2007;Vulakh and Others v. Russia, no. 33468/03, § 32, 10 January 2012;Weixelbraun v. Austria, no. 33730/96, 20 December 2001;Y. v. Norway, no. 56568/00, § 39, ECHR 2003-II;Yassar Hussain v. the United Kingdom, no. 8866/04, ECHR 2006-III;Zollman v. the United Kingdom (dec.), no. 62902/00, ECHR 2003-XII
External sources: Article 14(6) of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights 1966 (ICCPR);Explanatory Report to Protocol 7
Conclusion: No violation of Article 6 - Right to a fair trial (Article 6-2 - Presumption of innocence)
Separate opinion: TRUE