CEDH · CASELAW;COMMUNICATEDCASES;ENG — 9 juillet 2019

.s800EAC49 { font-size:12pt } .s379BC09C { margin-top:36pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:right } .sBB9EE52A { font-family:Arial } .s9793A85B { margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:14.2pt } .s5E1364CA { margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:12pt; text-align:center; page-break-inside:avoid; page-break-after:avoid; font-size:14pt } .s339D85E6 { margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:14pt; text-align:center; page-break-inside:avoid; page-break-after:avoid } .s665E407E { margin-top:66pt; margin-bottom:14pt; text-align:center; page-break-inside:avoid; page-break-after:avoid } .s29100277 { font-family:Arial; font-weight:bold } Communicated on 9 July 2019   FIRST SECTION Application no. 17648/18 Slavko IVIČIĆ against Croatia lodged on 9 April 2018 SUBJECT MATTER OF THE CASE The application concerns civil proceedings where the Supreme Court first allowed an appeal on points of law by the applicant’s opponent – which resulted in the decision on costs being overturned in the applicant’s disfavour – and then, later in the proceedings, declared such an appeal by the applicant inadmissible due to the change in case-law to the effect that such appeals against decisions on costs were no longer admissible. QUESTIONS TO THE PARTIES Has there been a breach of the principle of equality of arms and/or a violation of the applicant’s right of access to a court, contrary to Article 6 §   1 of the Convention, on account of the fact that the Supreme Court first allowed an appeal on points of law by the opposing party – which resulted in the decision on costs being overturned in the applicant’s disfavour – and later in the proceedings, declared such an appeal by the applicant inadmissible due to the change in case-law to the effect that such appeals against decisions on costs were no longer admissible?