In 2004 eight hearings were listed. Of these, at least five hearings were adjourned because the defendants failed to appear.

    If a participant fails to attend a hearing and there is no information in the case file to show that the absent person has been notified [of the hearing], the hearing shall be adjourned.

The first hearing was held on 1 March 1990.

The court may decide to hold a public hearing, unless protected details of a person's private and family life are discussed, a party opposes a public hearing or if such a hearing would be incompatible

    A hearing was then scheduled for 3 October 2007, but adjourned at X’s counsel’s request. The next hearing was to be held on 12 November 2007.

           Mr A (7 July 1985 - 25 May 1986) lives at St Heddinge and is studying agriculture.

The applicant complains that he was misinformed of the date of the hearing. In particular, the summons indicated 21 January 2008, while the actual hearing had been held on 31 January 2008.

The date of the hearing in question was fixed following two adjourned hearings and the applicant’s submission for an adjournment of 19 October 2017.

(b)     Did the Supreme Court hold a hearing in the applicant’s case? In particular: (i)     Did all parties attend the hearing?

  Right to a "public hearing" 1.

France - 30183/06 Judgment 20.1.2011 [Section V] Article 6 Civil proceedings Article 6-1 Impartial tribunal Independent tribunal Public hearing Absence of public hearing before Stock Exchange Regulatory

and a lawyer by profession, represented a complainant at a hearing before the investigating judge on the production of evidence.

The applicants remained handcuffed until the end of the hearing. On the other hand, the two witnesses heard by the court had their handcuffs removed. A prosecutor was also present at the hearing.

He also noted the applicant’s absence at the hearing but considered that he could continue with the case as the applicant had been duly informed of the hearing.

He adjourned the hearing to 18 October 2004 and ordered that the parties be summoned. On 18 October 2004 the Justice of the Peace held a hearing in the claimant’s presence.

He submitted a medical certificate and indicated that he wished to attend the hearing in person. The hearing was re-scheduled to 17 October 2011.

    The court adjourned the hearing and stated that it would decide on the costs at a later date. 6 .

The court set a date for hearing the applicant’s request and summoned the applicant by a written notice ( повестка ). On 6 September 2001 the hearing took place in the applicant’s absence.

  On 10 February 1992 the hearing before the Regional Court was adjourned.   At a hearing on 27 April 1992 the court heard evidence from two experts.