Published on 26 January 2026
 
FIRST SECTION
Application no. 30729/24
Dragica SUNEK
against Croatia
lodged on 17 October 2024
communicated on 9 January 2026
SUBJECT MATTER OF THE CASE
The application concerns the Constitutional Court’s decision to award the applicant compensation for the excessive length of proceedings but to refuse to grant her the costs of her legal representation, which exceeded the amount of the compensation.
The applicant complains under Article 6 § 1 of the Convention that the Constitutional Court’s refusal to award her the costs of her legal representation had a deterrent effect on the exercise of her right of access to that court.
QUESTION TO THE PARTIES
Was the Constitutional Court’s refusal to award the applicant the costs of her legal representation before that court in breach of her right of access to a court under Article 6 § 1 of the Convention (see Moskalj v. Croatia, no. 60272/21, §§ 79-94, 15 October 2024)?