CEDH · CASELAW;COMMUNICATEDCASES;ENG — 17 décembre 2020

.s800EAC49 { font-size:12pt } .s379BC09C { margin-top:36pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:right } .sBB9EE52A { font-family:Arial } .s10950C61 { margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:14.2pt; text-align:justify } .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 } .sA36B60A1 { font-family:Arial; font-style:italic } Communicated on 17 December 2020 Published on 11 January 2021   FOURTH SECTION Application no. 40662/16 Karen MKRTCHYAN against Armenia lodged on 8 July 2016 SUBJECT MATTER OF THE CASE The application concerns the quashing of a final judgment given by Kentron and Nork-Marash District Court of Yerevan on 20 February 2015 upon an out-of-time appeal lodged by the applicant’s opponent. The applicant complains under Article 6 § 1 of the Convention that the decision of the Civil Court of Appeal dated 9 October 2015, which set aside a final judgment in his favour, was in breach of the principle of legal certainty. QUESTION TO THE PARTIES Was the quashing of the final judgment of the Kentron and Nork-Marash District Court of Yerevan of 20 February 2015 by the Civil Court of Appeal compatible with the requirements of Article 6 § 1 of the Convention (see Karen Poghosyan v. Armenia, no. 62356/09, §§ 44 and 46, 31 March 2016)?