CEDH · CASELAW;DECISIONS;ADMISSIBILITYCOM;ENG — 10 novembre 2021

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The applicants were represented by Mr Srđan 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 25 March 2021. 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. They therefore suggested that the Court reject the applications as an abuse of the right of individual application in accordance with Article 35 §§ 3 (a) and 4 of the Convention. The applicants did not dispute that fact but considered it irrelevant. 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 Nikolić and Others v. Serbia (dec.) [Committee], nos. 48162/18 and 8 others, 21   January 2021). Turning to the present case, the Court observes that between 27 February and 21 October 2020 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 2 December 2021.   {signature_p_2}   Viktoriya Maradudina   Pauliine Koskelo   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 Year of birth   Relevant domestic decision Start date of non-enforcement End date of non-enforcement period       18462/20 30/04/2020 Steva DODIĆ 1975 Municipal Court in Lebane, 21/04/2005   Municipal Court in Lebane, 03/06/2009   11/09/2007   07/10/2011   03/06/2020     18467/20 30/04/2020 Mile PETKOVIĆ 1968 Municipal Court in Lebane, 06/05/2003   21/11/2005   27/02/2020     18498/20 30/04/2020 Milan STANOJEVIĆ 1962 Municipal Court in Lebane, 06/05/2003   16/04/2010   27/02/2020     18509/20 30/04/2020 Stanimir PETROVIĆ 1947 Commercial Court in Leskovac, 31/01/2002   11/03/2004   27/02/2020     18518/20 30/04/2020 Dejan TODOROVIĆ 1974 Municipal Court in Lebane, 21/04/2005   Municipal Court in Lebane, 03/06/2009   11/09/2007   07/10/2011   03/06/2020     18540/20 30/04/2020 Ivan DIMITRIJEVIĆ 1966 Municipal Court in Lebane, 28/07/2005   Municipal Court in Lebane, 13/02/2006   15/11/2005   16/04/2010   27/02/2020     21673/20 30/04/2020 Velibor JOVIĆ 1967 Municipal Court in Lebane, 23/11/2004   16/04/2010   27/02/2020     21967/20 30/05/2020 Krsta DIMITRIJEVIĆ 1960 Municipal Court in Lebane, 06/05/2003   16/04/2010   27/02/2020     23426/20 10/06/2020 Nataša ZDRAVKOVIĆ 1970 Municipal Court in Lebane, 20/09/2005   Municipal Court in Lebane, 04/08/2006 15/11/2005   16/04/2010 21/10/2020   25227/20 30/05/2020 Slađana STANKOVIĆ 1978 Municipal Court in Lebane, 06/05/2009   26/08/2009   25/05/2020   25451/20 10/06/2020 Dragan TRAJKOVIĆ 1955 Municipal Court in Lebane, 01/12/2005   Municipal Court in Lebane, 28/07/2005   16/04/2010   16/04/2010   21/10/2020   25568/20 10/06/2020 Nenad KOVAČEVIĆ 1962 Commercial Court in Leskovac, 01/04/2004   Municipal Court in Lebane, 27/01/2005   Municipal Court in Lebane, 22/02/2006   15/11/2005   15/11/2005   16/04/2010   21/10/2020   26756/20 30/05/2020 Vesna STOJANOVIĆ 1959 Municipal Court in Lebane, 21/05/2002   26/08/2009   25/05/2020   26817/20 10/06/2020 Mihajlo GOLUBOVIĆ 1949 Municipal Court in Lebane, 17/06/2004   Municipal Court in Lebane, 09/03/2005   Municipal Court in Lebane, 04/08/2006   02/07/2009   02/07/2009   02/07/2009   21/10/2020   26824/20 10/06/2020 Novica NIKOLIĆ 1958 Municipal Court in Lebane, 21/04/2005   11/09/2007   18/06/2020   26886/20 30/05/2020 Jasmina KRSTIĆ 1973 Municipal Court in Lebane, 15/10/2007   26/08/2009   25/05/2020   28964/20 22/05/2020 Violeta PERIĆ 1976 Municipal Court in Lebane, 19/03/2009   26/08/2009   13/07/2020   32131/20 22/05/2020 Branislav - Branko STANKOVIĆ 1949 Municipal Court in Lebane, 15/10/2007   26/08/2009   09/03/2020