Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the cantonal court had to hold a public hearing under Article 6(1) ECHR upon timely request.
Decisione estratta
Yes. In this medically focused disability-insurance dispute, none of the exceptions to the duty to hold a public hearing applied.
Motivazione estratta
The request was clear and timely, the case was not frivolous or obviously inadmissible, the matter was not highly technical, and the claim could not be resolved solely from the file without a hearing.