CASE OF BILIŃSKI v. POLAND - [Ukrainian translation] summary by the Supreme Court of Ukraine

CASE OF BILIŃSKI v. POLAND - [Ukrainian translation] summary by the Supreme Court of Ukraine Application No: 13278/20

Articles: 6, 6-1, 41

Respondent state: POL

Date: 2026-01-15

Conclusion:

Violation of Article 6 - Right to a fair trial (Article 6 - Civil proceedings; Article 6-1 - Access to court); Non-pecuniary damage - award (Article 41 - Non-pecuniary damage; Just satisfaction)

Subject classification: Albert and Le Compte v. Belgium, 10 February 1983, § 29, Series A no. 58; Al Dulimi and Montana Management Inc. v. Switzerland [GC], no. 5809/08, § 126, 21 June 2016; Anchugov and Gladkov v. Russia, nos. 11157/04 and 15162/05, § 70, 4 July 2013; Baka v. Hungary [GC], no. 20261/12, §§ 100-06, 23 June 2016; Beaumartin v. France, 24 November 1994, § 38, Series A no. 296 B; Benthem v. the Netherlands, 23 October 1985, § 40, Series A no. 97; Bilgen v. Turkey, no. 1571/07, 9 March 2021; Brežec v. Croatia, no. 7177/10, § 29, 18 July 2013; Cassar v. Malta (dec.), no. 14179/21, §§ 30 and 40, 18 June 2024; Catană v. the Republic of Moldova, no. 43237/13, 21 February 2023; Centre for Legal Resources on behalf of Valentin Câmpeanu v. Romania [GC], no. 47848/08, § 156, ECHR 2014; Cyprus v. Turkey [GC], no. 25781/94, § 233, ECHR 2001-IV; Denisov v. Ukraine [GC], no. 76639/11, §§ 55-82, 25 September 2018; Dolińska-Ficek and Ozimek v. Poland, nos. 49868/19 and 57511/19, 8 November 2021; Eminağaoğlu v. Turkey, no. 76521/12, 9 March 2021; Fazia Ali v. the United Kingdom, no. 40378/10, § 75, 20 October 2015; Golder v. the United Kingdom, 21 February 1975, § 36, Series A no. 18; Grzęda v. Poland [GC], no. 43572/18, 15 March 2022; Guðmundur Andri Ástráðsson v. Iceland [GC], no. 26374/18, §§ 218-34, 1 December 2020; Gumenyuk and Others v. Ukraine, no. 11423/19, §§ 44-59, 22 July 2021; Naït Liman v. Switzerland [GC], no. 51357/07, § 113, 15 March 2018; Oleksandr Volkov v. Ukraine, no. 21722/11, §§ 103-31, ECHR 2013; Ramos Nunes de Carvalho e Sá v. Portugal [GC], nos. 55391/13 and 2 others, § 196, 6 November 2018; Rolf Gustafson v. Sweden, 1 July 1997, § 45, Reports of Judgments and Decisions 1997-IV; Sabri Güneş v. Turkey [GC], no. 27396/06, §§ 60 and 61, 29 June 2012; Sramek v. Austria, 22 October 1984, § 36, Series A no. 84; Suren Antonyan v. Armenia, no. 20140/23, §§ 101-29, 23 January 2025; Vanchev v. Bulgaria (dec.), no. 28003/15, §§ 35-37, 30 January 2024; Vasiliauskas v. Lithuania [GC], no. 35343/05, § 117, ECHR 2015; Vilho Eskelinen and Others v. Finland [GC], no. 63235/00, ECHR 2007-II; Wałęsa v. Poland, no. 50849/21, § 169, 23 November 2023