CASE OF BRUNELL AND McARDLE v. THE NETHERLANDS

CASE OF BRUNELL AND McARDLE v. THE NETHERLANDS

Application No: 30395/20

Articles: 6, 6-1, 41

Respondent state: NLD

Date: 2026-09-01

Conclusion:

Violation of Article 6 - Right to a fair trial (Article 6 - Criminal proceedings; Article 6-1 - Fair hearing); Pecuniary and non-pecuniary damage - finding of violation sufficent (Article 41 - Non-pecuniary damage; Pecuniary damage; Just satisfaction)

Subject classification: Beraru v. Romania, no. 40107/04, § 64, 18 March 2014; Bilbija and Blažević v. Croatia, no. 62870/13, § 94, 12 January 2016; Cabral v. the Netherlands, no. 37617/10, §§ 42-43, 28 August 2018; Cerovšek and Božičnik v. Slovenia, nos. 68939/12 and 68949/12, § 43, 7 March 2017; Chernika v. Ukraine, no. 53791/11, 12 March 2020; Craxi v. Italy (no. 1), no. 34896/97, § 86, 5 December 2002; Cutean v. Romania, no. 53150/12, § 60, 2 December 2014; Dan v. the Republic of Moldova (no. 2), no. 57575/14, 10 November 2020; Hanu v. Romania, no. 10890/04, § 40, 4 June 2013; Ignat v. Romania, no. 17325/16, § 51, 9 November 2021; Júlíus Þór Sigurþórsson v. Iceland, no. 38797/17, §§ 36-37, 16 July 2019; Kashlev v. Estonia, no. 22574/08, § 38, 28 April 2016; Lazu v. the Republic of Moldova, no. 46182/08, §§ 36, 40, 5 July 2016; M.S. v. Croatia, no. 36337/10, §§ 68-69, 25 April 2013; Manolache v. Romania, no. 7908/17, § 22, 3 June 2025; Mellors v. the United Kingdom (dec.), no. 57836/00, 30 January 2003; Murtazaliyeva v. Russia [GC], no. 36658/05, § 139, 18 December 2018; Orhan Şahin v. Türkiye, no. 48309/17, § 48, 12 March 2024; P.K. v. Finland (dec.), no. 37442/97, 9 July 2002; Pavlov and Others v. Russia, no. 31612/09, § 56, 11 October 2022; Öcalan v. Turkey [GC], no. 46221/99, § 210 in fine, ECHR 2005-IV