Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the request for a public hearing and public judgment was timely and enforceable under Art. 6 ECHR
Decisione estratta
A public hearing could in principle be claimed under Art. 6 ECHR, but the request was made too late and was therefore waived; there was no right to a public judicial deliberation.
Motivazione estratta
The request was only made about 14 years after the action began, after the ordinary written proceedings and after an earlier judgment had already been issued without such a request. This was incompatible with good faith and the need for a simple and speedy procedure.