CEDH · CASELAW;DECISIONS;ADMISSIBILITYCOM;ENG — 21 janvier 2021

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padding:1.02pt 5.03pt; vertical-align:top } .sD3B88E32 { border-top:0.75pt solid #949494; border-right:0.75pt solid #949494; border-left:0.75pt solid #949494; padding:1.02pt 5.03pt; vertical-align:top } .sA30831E3 { border-top:0.75pt solid #949494; border-left:0.75pt solid #949494; padding:1.02pt 5.03pt; vertical-align:top }     SECOND SECTION DECISION Application no. 48162/18 Milica NIKOLIĆ against Serbia and 8 other applications (see appended table) The European Court of Human Rights (Second Section), sitting on 21   January 2021 as a Committee composed of:   Carlo Ranzoni, President,   Branko Lubarda,   Pauliine Koskelo, judges, and Liv Tigerstedt, Acting Deputy Section Registrar, Having regard to the above applications lodged on the various dates indicated in the appended table, Having regard to the observations submitted by the respondent Government and the observations in reply submitted by the applicants, Having deliberated, decides as follows: FACTS AND PROCEDURE The list of applicants is set out in the appended table. The applicants were represented by Mr S. Stajić, a lawyer practising in Lebane. The applicants’ complaints under Article 6 § 1 of the Convention and Article   1 of Protocol No.   1 concerning the non-enforcement or delayed enforcement of domestic decisions given against socially/State-owned companies were communicated to the Serbian Government (“the Government”) on 18 June 2020. THE LAW Joinder of the applications Having regard to the similar subject matter of the applications, the Court finds it appropriate to examine them jointly in a single decision. Complaints under Article 6 § 1 of the Convention and Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 (non-enforcement or delayed enforcement of domestic decisions given against socially/State-owned companies) The Government submitted that the final domestic decisions in the applicants’ favour had been enforced. The applicants did not dispute that fact. The Court reiterates that an application may be rejected as an abuse of the right of individual application within the meaning of Article 35 § 3 (a) of the Convention if, among other reasons, it was knowingly based on false information or if significant information and documents were deliberately omitted, either where they were known from the outset or where new significant developments occurred during the proceedings. Incomplete and therefore misleading information may amount to an abuse of the right of application, especially if the information in question concerns the very core of the case and no sufficient explanation is given for the failure to disclose that information (see Gross v. Switzerland [GC], no. 67810/10, § 28, ECHR   2014; S.A.S. v. France [GC], no. 43835/11, § 67, ECHR 2014; and Bihorac Hajdaragić v. Serbia (dec.) [Committee], no. 34929/16, 6   November 2018). Turning to the present case, the Court observes that between 18 October 2018 and 28 November 2019 the sums awarded in the domestic decisions at issue were fully paid by the State in accordance with domestic law (see Stevanović and Others v. Serbia , nos. 43815/17 and 15 others, § 17, 27   August 2019). The applicants did not inform the Court about that development before notice of the applications was given to the Government and no explanation for this omission was provided. Having regard to the fact that the information withheld concerned the very core of the applications, the Court finds that such conduct was contrary to the purpose of the right of individual application. Lawyers must understand that, having due regard to the Court’s duty to examine allegations of human rights violations, they must show a high level of professional prudence and meaningful cooperation with the Court by sparing it the introduction of unmeritorious complaints and, both before proceedings have been instituted and thereafter, they must inquire diligently into all the details of the case, meticulously abide by all the relevant rules of procedure and must urge their clients to do the same. Otherwise, the wilful or negligent misuse of the Court’s resources may undermine the credibility of lawyers’ work in the eyes of the Court and even, if it occurs systematically, may result in particular individual lawyers being banned from representing applicants under Rule 36 § 4 (b) of the Rules of Court (see Stevančević v. Bosnia and Herzegovina (dec.), no. 67618/09, § 29, 10   January 2017). In view of the above, the Court finds that these applications constitute an abuse of the right of individual application and must be rejected in accordance with Article   35   §§   3 (a) and   4 of the Convention. For these reasons, the Court, unanimously, Decides to join the applications; Declares the applications inadmissible. Done in English and notified in writing on 11 February 2021.   Liv Tigerstedt   Carlo Ranzoni   Acting Deputy Registrar   President   APPENDIX List of applications raising complaints under Article   6 § 1 of the Convention and Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 (non-enforcement or delayed enforcement of domestic decisions given against socially/State-owned companies)   No. Application no. Date of introduction Applicant’s name Date of birth Relevant domestic decision Start date of non-enforcement period Date of enforcement of domestic decision     48162/18 26/09/2018 Milica NIKOLIĆ 22/08/1956 Municipal Court in Lebane, 21/05/2002   02/03/2006   29/10/2018     49186/18 03/10/2018 Nikola STEVANOVIĆ 09/07/1947 Municipal Court in Lebane, 15/10/2007   26/12/2007   29/10/2018     53369/18 30/10/2018 Vukašin ZDRAVKOVIĆ 27/03/1942 Municipal Court in Lebane, 16/09/2005   Municipal Court in Lebane, 28/07/2005   16/04/2010     16/04/2010   24/10/2018     24/10/2018     53373/18 30/10/2018 Stanojko STANKOVIĆ 02/09/1953 Municipal Court in Lebane, 24/11/2004   16/04/2010   29/10/2018     58416/18 26/11/2018 Stanica PETROVIĆ 02/06/1958 Municipal Court in Lebane, 07/12/2004   Municipal Court in Lebane, 03/03/2005   Municipal Court in Lebane, 08/07/2005 Municipal Court in Lebane, 04/08/2006   Municipal Court in Lebane, 03/05/2007   Municipal Court in Lebane, 07/12/2004   16/04/2010     16/04/2010     16/04/2010   16/04/2010     16/04/2010     16/04/2010   22/11/2018     22/11/2018     22/11/2018   22/11/2018     22/11/2018     22/11/2018     59572/18 29/10/2018 Miodrag SPASIĆ 22/09/1955 Municipal Court in Lebane, 26/02/2007   Municipal Court in Lebane, 03/06/2009   11/09/2007     15/10/2009   18/10/2018     18/10/2018     49635/19 13/09/2019 Sreten BOGDANOVIĆ 15/07/1961 Municipal Court in Lebane, 04/07/2005   Municipal Court in Lebane, 28/03/2002   09/10/2006     09/10/2006   22/07/2019     22/07/2019     51012/19 02/09/2019 Milorad STANKOVIĆ 19/03/1953 Municipal Court in Lebane, 28/07/2005   02/07/2009   28/11/2019     51704/19 02/09/2019 Dragan VIDOJEVIĆ 20/07/1954 Municipal Court in Lebane, 14/05/2004   Commercial Court in Leskovac, 01/04/2004   Municipal Court in Lebane, 01/12/2005   07/02/2005     16/04/2010     16/04/2010   28/11/2019     28/11/2019     28/11/2019