Resolution of the ECHR of September 20, 2018 in the case of Grebenichenko and Polyakov (Grebenichenko and Polyakov) against the Russian Federation (complaint No. 40061/11).
The case has successfully examined the applicants' complaints about the non-enforcement of domestic court decisions and the absence of any effective legal remedies in this regard. The case violated the requirements of Article 6 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (the right to a fair trial), Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 to the Convention (protection of property), there is no need to consider a complaint of a violation of Article 13 of the Convention (the right to an effective remedy protection).
In 2011, complainants were assisted in preparing complaints. Subsequently, the complaints were merged and communicated to the Russian Federation.
In their complaints, the applicants complained about the non-enforcement of domestic court decisions and the absence of any effective remedies in this regard.
On September 20, 2018, the European Court unanimously ruled that in the present case the authorities violated the requirement of Article 6 of the Convention (right to a fair trial), Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 to the Convention (protection of property) and that there is no need to consider complaints of violation of Article 13 of the Convention (the right to an effective remedy), and ordered the respondent State to pay the applicants 6,000 euros each in compensation for non-pecuniary damage.