At the hearing the applicant submitted that a substantial part of the debt had been paid in the meantime. 10.

Violation of Article 6 - Right to a fair trial (Article 6 - Civil proceedings;Article 6-1 - Fair hearing)

At a hearing held on 15 November 2006 the applicant gave evidence in person and denied the accusations levelled against him. 14 .

It relied in this respect on Article 6 § 1 of the Convention, which reads as follows: “In the determination of his civil rights and obligations ... everyone is entitled to a fair ... hearing ... by [a]

Violation of Article 6 - Right to a fair trial (Article 6 - Criminal proceedings;Article 6-1 - Fair hearing)

It relied on Article   6   §   1 of the Convention, which reads as follows: “In the determination of his civil rights and obligations ... everyone is entitled to a fair ... hearing ... by

Violation of Article 6 - Right to a fair trial (Article 6 - Civil proceedings;Article 6-1 - Fair hearing)

and, in the present case, they had not found it necessary to hold a hearing.

If such preliminary reference is not made, this will constitute a violation of my right to a fair hearing, as defined in Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights ...” 14.

    Relying on Articles 5 and 6 of the Convention, the applicants complained that they had not committed any administrative offence and that they had not had a fair hearing, since the domestic

Violation of Article 6 - Right to a fair trial (Article 6 - Civil proceedings;Article 6-1 - Fair hearing)

examined in the domestic proceedings, in violation of Article 6 of the Convention, which reads as follows: “In the determination of ... any criminal charge against him, everyone is entitled to a fair ... hearing

    Accordingly, the procedure followed did not enable the applicant to participate properly in the proceedings before the Court of Appeal and thus deprived him of a fair hearing within the meaning

Violation of Article 6 - Right to a fair trial (Article 6 - Criminal proceedings;Article 6-1 - Fair hearing)

Violation of Article 6 - Right to a fair trial (Article 6 - Civil proceedings;Article 6-1 - Fair hearing)

    The applicants complained that their right to a fair hearing had been breached on account of the domestic courts’ failure to properly and timely notify them of hearings in the civil proceedings

Violation of Article 6 - Right to a fair trial (Article 6 - Criminal proceedings;Article 6-1 - Fair hearing)

Violation of Article 6 - Right to a fair trial (Article 6 - Civil proceedings;Article 6-1 - Fair hearing)

protection of a right may be rejected on the basis of expiry of the limitation period only where the party in whose favour the limitation period runs has submitted a relevant request before the end of the hearing