Question juridique clé
Whether the appellant was entitled to a public hearing under Article 6 ECHR in the proceeding on preventive driver’s license withdrawal.
Solution extraite
No. Preventive withdrawal did not trigger a right to an oral public hearing because the appellant was not shown to need the license directly for his profession.
Motifs extraits
The Court distinguished warning withdrawals from security withdrawals. For a security withdrawal, Article 6 ECHR applies only if the license is indispensable for the exercise of a profession; a mere indirect professional disadvantage is insufficient.