As the applicant had not been duly appointed counsel in the proceedings, in accordance with the applicable legal requirements, he could not have been fined for failing to appear and thus obstructing the

works were found to constitute expressions of opinion protected by Article 10 (see Steel and Others v. the United Kingdom , 23 September 1998, § 92, Reports of Judgments and Decisions 1998‑VII, and Hashman

In the present case, even with the intense scrutiny called for, I cannot regard the long and detailed statements submitted by the Trust as failing to show good reasons for adopting the policy it has adopted

34 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (“the Convention”) by five Albanian nationals, Mrs Valeria Vrioni (Benusi), Mr Julian Benusi, Mrs Cecili Benusi, Mrs Hartina

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal (Chief Justice Murray, Mrs Justice Denham and Mr Justice Fennelly in the majority, with Mr Justice Kearns and Mr Justice Hardiman dissenting).

    Having regard to the above, the Court considers that by failing to address specific facts or consider alternative “preventive measures” and by relying essentially on the gravity of the charges