issued by the Registrar of the Court
ECHR 292 (2025)
11.12.2025
Judgments and decisions of 11 December 2025
The European Court of Human Rights has today notified in writing 28 judgments1 and 59 decisions2:
two Chamber judgments are summarised below;
separate press releases have been issued for two other Chamber judgments in the cases of Intranuovo
v. Italy (application no. 46569/19) and Nejjar v. Switzerland (no. 9087/18);
a separate press release has also been issued for a decision in the case of Fliegenschnee and Others
v. Austria (no. 40054/23);
24 Committee judgments, concerning issues which have already been submitted to the Court, and the
58 other decisions, can be consulted on Hudoc and do not appear in this press release.
The judgment in French below is indicated with an asterisk (*).
Diaco and Lenchi v. Italy (application nos. 15587/10, 32536/10, and
18531/14)*
The applicants, Giuseppe Diaco and Maria Alessandra Lenchi, are Italian nationals who were born in
1972 and 1966 and live in Rome and Vigevano.
The case concerns the authorities’ delayed payment of the applicants’ fees for their work as lawyers.
Relying on Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 (protection of property) of the European Convention on Human
Rights, the applicants complain about a delay in the payment of sums owed to them – as established
in payment orders – in respect of legal-aid fees.
Under Article 6 § 1 (right to a fair hearing) and Article 13 (right to an effective remedy) of the European
Convention, they also complain about the delayed payment of those sums and about the impossibility
of having the payment orders enforced.
Violation of Article 1 of Protocol No. 1
Just satisfaction:
non-pecuniary damage: 7,200 euros (EUR) to Giuseppe Diaco and EUR 1,000 to Maria Alessandra
Lenchi
Roșca v. the Republic of Moldova (no. 60943/15)
The applicant, Aliona Roșca, is a Moldovan national who was born in 1977 and lives in Chișinău.
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Under Articles 43 and 44 of the Convention, Chamber judgments are not final. During the three-month period following a Chamber
judgment’s delivery, any party may request that the case be referred to the Grand Chamber of the Court. If such a request is made, a panel
of five judges considers whether the case deserves further examination. In that event, the Grand Chamber will hear the case and deliver a
final judgment. If the referral request is refused, the Chamber judgment will become final on that day. Under Article 28 of the Convention,
judgments delivered by a Committee are final.
Once a judgment becomes final, it is transmitted to the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe for supervision of its execution.
Further information about the execution process can be found here: www.coe.int/t/dghl/monitoring/execution
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Inadmissibility and strike-out decisions are final.
The case concerns the dismissal, in 2015, of a defamation claim brought by Ms Roșca, a former judge,
following public accusations of professional misconduct by the President of the Superior Council of
Magistrates.
Relying on Article 8 (right to respect for private life) of the Convention, the applicant complains that
the domestic courts failed to provide sufficient reasons and to strike a fair balance when they
dismissed her claim for the protection of her reputation.
Violation of Article 8
Just satisfaction:
non-pecuniary damage: EUR 4,500
costs and expenses: EUR 820
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