Published on 6 January 2025
 
FIRST SECTION
Application no. 22603/23
Oscar LOJODICE against Italy
and 2 other applications
(see list appended)
communicated on 12 December 2024
SUBJECT MATTER OF THE CASE
The applicant is a lawyer who represented several plaintiffs in proceedings against the National Social Security Agency (Istituto Nazionale della Previdenza Sociale, “INPS”). He declared that he had advanced all the requisite court costs on behalf of the plaintiffs and had not received payment of his fees in respect of his clients. With the decisions listed in the appended table, domestic courts awarded legal costs and fees directly to him.
Due to the authorities’ prolonged failure to enforce these domestic decisions, the applicant introduced separate sets of enforcement proceedings which, according to the information available in the case files, are still pending. In respect of application no. 42152/23, the enforcement proceedings brought by the applicant have been suspended because of the existence of a garnishee order for tax debts, issued by the entity entrusted with tax collection (concessionario della riscossione) under Article 72 bis of Decree no. 602/73 (pignoramento dei crediti verso i terzi). A reference to suspension of the enforcement proceedings appears from the documents in the case files also with regard to applications nos. 22603/23 and 4400/24. However, the reason for the suspension is not specified.
The applicant complains that the authorities’ failure to comply with the binding and enforceable judicial decisions given in his favour has violated his right of access to court under Article 6 § 1 of the Convention. In respect of application no. 22603/23, the applicant also complains of a violation of his rights under Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 to the Convention.
QUESTION TO THE PARTIES
Has the applicant suffered of a violation of Article 6 § 1 of the Convention and/or, in respect of application no. 22603/23, of Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 to the Convention?
 
In particular, did the non-enforcement of the domestic decisions impair the essence of the rights protected under of one or both of these provisions (see Sabin Popescu v. Romania, no. 48102/99, §§ 64-66, 76, 2 March 2004)?
 
The parties are invited to submit all relevant documents pertaining to the non-enforcement of the domestic decisions, not already in the case files.
 
No.
Application no.
Case name
Introduction date
Main Proceedings
Enforcement proceedings
Start date of non-enforcement
1.
22603/23
Lojodice v. Italy
22/05/2023
Bari Court of Appeal
R.G. 6113/2010
03/03/2015
(M. Frizzale, M. Frizzale, G. Frizzale, A. Frizzale, P. Frizzale, D. Frizzale)
 
Bari District Court
R.G.E. 1243/2016
28/04/2021
Order scheduling the hearings and making reference to the suspension of other similar enforcement proceedings.
03/03/2015, pending
2.
42152/23
Lojodice v. Italy
23/11/2023
Bari Court of Appeal
R.G. 3407/2008
07/01/2010
(M. Marinotti)
Bari District Court
R.G.E. 5858/2010
06/10/2011
Order suspending the enforcement proceedings because of the existence of a garnishee order for tax debts, issued by the entity entrusted with tax collection.
Bari District Court
R.G.E. 2742/2015
10/06/2016
Order suspending the enforcement proceedings because of the existence of a garnishee order for tax debts, issued by the entity entrusted with tax collection.
Bari Court of Appeal
R.G. 173/2018
25/06/2020
Judgment declaring the nullity of the discontinuation order.
07/01/2010, pending
3.
4400/24
Lojodice v. Italy
31/01/2024
Bari District Court
R.G. 8224/1998
12/04/2011
(M. Pellegrini)
Bari District Court
R.G.E. 2753/2015
11/03/2022
Order scheduling the hearings and making reference to the previous suspension of the enforcement proceedings.
12/04/2011, pending