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Date	10/06/1996
AppNr	19380/92
Body	Court (Grand Chamber)
Type	Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)
Articles	41; 5-1; 5-5; 6-1; 6-3-c
Violated / NonViolated	6-16-3-c5-1
Citations	2355-15-1-b5-1-c5-1-f5-25-35-45-56-16-26-36-3-a6-3-b6-3-c6-3-d78101318342355-15-1-c5-25-35-45-566-16-26-36-3-a6-3-c78910111314183438

Conclusions:

Costs and expenses partial award
No violation of Art. 5-1
Non-pecuniary damage - finding of violation sufficient
Violation of Art. 6-1+6-3-c

Keywords:

(art. 5-1) deprivation of liberty
(art. 5-1) lawful arrest or detention
(art. 5-1) procedure prescribed by law
(art. 5-1-b) lawful order of a court
(art. 5-1-b) secure fulfilment of obligation prescribed by law
(art. 5-5) compensation
(art. 6) civil proceedings
(art. 6-1) criminal charge
(art. 6-1) fair hearing
(art. 6-2) charged with a criminal offence
(art. 6-3-c) free legal assistance
(art. 6-3-c) required by interests of justice

ECHR Notes

Originating Body	Court (Grand Chamber)
Document Type	Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)
Published in	Reports 1996-III
Language	ENGLISH;FRENCH;RUSSIAN;UKRAINIAN
Application Number	19380/92
Importance Level	1
Represented by	N/A
Respondent State	the United Kingdom
Referred by	Commission ; United Kingdom
Date of Reference	23/01/1995
	26/01/1995
Date of Judgment	10/06/1996
Applicability	Art. 6-1+6-3-c applicable ; Art. 5-5 inapplicable
Conclusion	No violation of Art. 5-1 ; Violation of Art. 6-1+6-3-c ; Non-pecuniary damage - finding of violation sufficient ; Costs and expenses partial award
Articles	5-1 ; 5-5 ; 6-1 ; 6-3-c ; 41
Rules of Court	A
Separate Opinions	Yes
Law at Issue	Magistrates' Court Act 1980, section 113 ; Courts and Legal Services Act 1990, section 108 ; Community Charge (Administration and Enforcement) Regulations 1989 (Statutory Instrument 1989/438), Regulation 41 ; Legal Advice and Assistance (Scope) Regulations 1989, Regulation 7 (1) (b) ; House of Lords, McC. v. Mullan [1985] Appeal Cases 528
Strasbourg Case Law	Bozano v. France judgment of 18 December 1986, Series A no. 111, p. 23, para. 55, pp. 25-26, para. 59 ; Bouamar v. Belgium judgment of 29 February 1988, Series A no. 129, p. 21, para. 49 ; Granger v. the United Kingdom judgment of 28 March 1990, Series A no. 174, p. 17, para. 43 ; Weber v. Switzerland judgment of 22 May 1990, Series A no. 177, p. 17, para. 31 ; Wassink v. the Netherlands judgment of 27 September 1990, Series A no. 185-A, p. 14, para. 38 ; Quaranta v. Switzerland judgment of 24 May 1991, Series A no. 205, pp. 17-18, paras. 32-38 ; Bendenoun v. France judgment of 24 February 1994, Series A no. 284, p. 20, para. 47 ; Ravnsborg v. Sweden judgment of 23 March 1994, Series A no. 283-B ; Quinn v. France judgment of 22 March 1995, Series A no. 311, p. 18, para. 47 ; European Commission of Human Rights, Krzycki v. Germany, application no. 7629/76, report of 9 March 1978, Decisions and Reports 13, pp. 60-61
External Sources	Justices of the Peace Act 1979, sections 44 and 45 ; Magistrates' Court Act 1980, section 111 ; Treatment of Offenders (Northern Ireland) Order 1976, Article 15 (1) ; Community Charge (Administration and Enforcement) Regulations 1989 (Statutory Instrument 1989/438), Regulations 29 (1) and (5), 39 (1), 42 (3) ; "Green Form" Scheme ; House of Lords, London and Clydeside Estates Ltd v. Aberdeen District Council [1980] 1 Weekly Law Reports 182, 189C-190C ; Court of Appeal, R. v. Manchester City Magistrates' Court, ex parte Davies [1989] 1 All England Law Reports 30, pp. 637 B, 642 H-643 G, 647 E ; Court of Appeal, Regina v. Deputy Governor of Parkhurst Prison, ex parte Hague [1992] 1 Appeal Cases 58, 124D-G ; High Court, Regina v. Panel on Take-overs and Mergers, ex parte Datafin PLC, [1987] Queen's Bench 815, 840A-C ; High Court, Regina v. Highbury Corner Magistrates, ex parte Watkins, 9 October 1992, unreported ; High Court, Regina v. Hebburn Justices, ex parte Martin, 31 July 1995, unreported
Keywords	"(Art. 5-1) DEPRIVATION OF LIBERTY" "(Art. 5-1) LAWFUL ARREST OR DETENTION" "(Art. 5-1) PROCEDURE PRESCRIBED BY LAW" "(Art. 5-1-b) LAWFUL ORDER OF A COURT" "(Art. 5-1-b) SECURE FULFILMENT OF OBLIGATION PRESCRIBED BY LAW" "(Art. 5-5) COMPENSATION" "(Art. 6) CIVIL PROCEEDINGS" "(Art. 6-1) CRIMINAL CHARGE" "(Art. 6-1) FAIR HEARING" "(Art. 6-2) CHARGED WITH A CRIMINAL OFFENCE" "(Art. 6-3-c) FREE LEGAL ASSISTANCE" "(Art. 6-3-c) REQUIRED BY INTERESTS OF JUSTICE"

Application Documents 1

BENHAM v. THE UNITED KINGDOM

Commission (Plenary) Decision

13/01/1994

References 11

	17 PUTZ v. AUSTRIA 6, 13 Court (Chamber) Judgment (Merits)	22/02/1996
	77 QUINN v. FRANCE 5-1, 5-3 Court (Chamber) Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)	22/03/1995
	8 BONER v. THE UNITED KINGDOM 6-3-c Court (Chamber) Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)	28/10/1994
	43 RAVNSBORG v. SWEDEN 6 Court (Chamber) Judgment (Merits)	23/03/1994
	95 BENDENOUN v. FRANCE 6-1 Court (Chamber) Judgment (Merits)	24/02/1994
	49 QUARANTA v. SWITZERLAND 6-3-c Court (Chamber) Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)	24/05/1991
	153 WASSINK v. THE NETHERLANDS 5-1, 5-4, 5-5 Court (Chamber) Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)	27/09/1990
	131 WEBER v. SWITZERLAND 6-1, 10 Court (Chamber) Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)	22/05/1990
	39 GRANGER v. THE UNITED KINGDOM 6-3-c, 6-1 Court (Chamber) Judgment (Merits and Just Satisfaction)	28/03/1990
	53 BOUAMAR v. BELGIUM 5-1, 5-4, 14, 5-4 Court (Chamber) Judgment (Merits)	29/02/1988
	59 BOZANO v. FRANCE 5-1 Court (Chamber) Judgment (Merits)	18/12/1986

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