CASE OF SOBCZYŃSKA AND OTHERS v. POLAND

CASE OF SOBCZYŃSKA AND OTHERS v. POLAND

Application No: 62765/14, 62769/14, 62772/14

Articles: 35, 35-1, 6, 6-1, 41

Respondent state: POL

Date: 2026-05-21

Conclusion:

Preliminary objection dismissed (Art.

35) Admissibility criteria; (Art 35-1) Four-month period (former six-month); Violation of Article 6 - Right to a fair trial (Article 6 - Administrative proceedings; Article 6-1 - Access to court); Non-pecuniary damage - award (Article 41 - Non-pecuniary damage; Just satisfaction)

Subject classification: Al-Dulimi and Montana Management Inc. v. Switzerland [GC], no. 5809/08, § 145, 21 June 2016; Baka v. Hungary [GC], no. 20261/12, 23 June 2016; Bilgen v. Turkey, no. 1571/07, 9 March 2021; Biliński v. Poland, no. 13278/20, §§ 60-69, 15 January 2026; Dolińska-Ficek and Ozimek v. Poland, nos. 49868/19 and 57511/19, § 8 November 2021; Duarte Agostinho and Others v. Portugal and 32 Others (dec.) [GC], no. 39371/20, § 225, 9 April 2024; Dzhidzheva-Trendafilova v. Bulgaria (dec.), no. 12628/09, 9 October 2012; Eminağaoğlu v. Turkey, no. 76521/12, 9 March 2021; Fiume v. Italy, no. 20774/05, § 35, 30 June 2009; Flor w Polsce sp. z o.o. v. Poland, no. 4907/18, § 252, 7 May 2021; Frezadou v. Greece, no. 2683/12, § 26, 8 November 2018; Gherghina v. Romania (dec.), [GC] no. 42219/07, § 106, 9 July 2015; Gloveli v. Georgia, no. 18952/18, 7 April 2022; Golder v. the United Kingdom, 21 February 1975, §§ 28-36, Series A no. 18; Grzęda v. Poland [GC], 43572/18, 15 March 2022; Guðmundur Andri Ástráðsson v. Iceland [GC], no. 26374/18, 1 December 2020; Gumenyuk and Others v. Ukraine, no. 11423/19, §§ 44-59, 22 July 2021; Henryk Urban and Ryszard Urban v. Poland, no. 23614/08, 30 November 2010; Jeronovičs v. Latvia [GC], no. 44898/10, 5 July 2016; Juričić v. Croatia, no. 58222/09, §§ 52-57, 26 July 2011; Kleyn and Others v. the Netherlands [GC], nos. 39343/98 and 3 others, § 193, ECHR 2003 VI; Kudła v. Poland [GC], no. 30210/96, § 146, ECHR 2000 XI; Mansouri v. Italy (dec.) [GC], no. 63386/16, § 99, 29 April 2025; Misiūnas v. Lithuania, no. 38687/22, 7 October 2025; Oktay Alkan v. Türkiye, no. 24492/21, 20 June 2023; Pająk and Others v. Poland, nos. 25226/18 and 3 others, § 139, 24 October 2023; Ramos Nunes de Carvalho e Sá v. Portugal [GC], nos. 55391/13 and 2 others, 6 November 2018; Regner v. the Czech Republic [GC], no. 35289/11, § 100, 19 September 2017; Sadomski v. Poland, no. 56297/21, 9 May 2025; Stylianidis v. Cyprus (dec), no. 24269/18, § 41, 8 February 2024; Thiam, no. 80018/12, §§ 81-82, 18 October 2018; Vilho Eskelinen and Others v. Finland [GC], no. 63235/00, ECHR 2007-II; Vučković and Others v. Serbia (preliminary objection) [GC], nos. 17153/11 and 29 others, §§ 74 76, 25 March 2014; Zubac v. Croatia [GC], no. 40160/12, 5 April 2018