Matter
Granos Organicos Nacionales S.A. v. Germany (European Court of Human Rights Application no. 19508/07)
- 4 January 2006Germany
4 January 2006Germany
Decision of the Hamburg Regional Court dated 4 January 2006
Hamburg Regional Court
- Decision summary
- The court dismissed Granos Organicos Nacionales S.A.'s request for legal aid for its intended civil action concerning breach of a commission contract.
13 days later · 13 days
- 17 January 2006Germany
17 January 2006Germany
Decision of the Hamburg Regional Court dated 17 January 2006
Hamburg Regional Court
- Decision summary
- The court rejected Granos Organicos Nacionales S.A.'s objection and held that the applicable legal-aid provision did not extend to companies outside Europe.
6 days later · 6 days
- 23 January 2006Germany
23 January 2006Germany
Decision of the Hanseatic Court of Appeal dated 23 January 2006
Hanseatic Court of Appeal
- Decision summary
- The court confirmed the Hamburg Regional Court's legal-aid decisions and held that the restriction on legal aid was justified in the circumstances described.
9 months and 2 days later · 275 days
- 25 October 2006Germany
25 October 2006Germany
Decision of the Federal Constitutional Court dated 25 October 2006
Federal Constitutional Court
- Decision summary
- The court refused to admit Granos Organicos Nacionales S.A.'s constitutional complaint concerning denial of legal aid, without giving reasons.
3 years, 11 months and 17 days later · 1448 days
- 12 October 2010International
12 October 2010International
Decision of the European Court of Human Rights (Fifth Section) in Application no. 19508/07 dated 12 October 2010
European Court of Human Rights (Fifth Section)
- Decision summary
- The Court declared the application admissible without prejudging the merits. It held that the applicant company had exhausted domestic remedies and that its complaints under Articles 6 and 14 of the Convention concerning refusal of legal aid raised issues requiring examination on the merits.
Supporting details
11 authorities · 13 participantsGranos Organicos Nacionales S.A.
- Representative
- E. Gomez de Larrain (For: Granos Organicos Nacionales S.A.)
Germany
- Representative
- H.-J. Behrens (For: Germany)
- Representative
- Federal Ministry of Justice (For: Germany)
European Court of Human Rights (Fifth Section)
- Judge
- Peer Lorenzen
- Judge
- Renate Jaeger
- Judge
- Karel Jungwiert
- Judge
- Rait Maruste
- Judge
- Mark Villiger
- Judge
- Zdravka Kalaydjieva
Other
- Institutional administrator
- Claudia Westerdiek