FOURTH SECTION DECISION

The applicant complained under Article 8 of the Convention that his right to respect for his private and family life had been violated, as he and his wife had been

The applicant could not derive from his rights as a natural father a right to be heard in the proceedings for the change of his child’s surname, because his rights

The Government allege that the applicant has failed to exhaust domestic remedies as required by Article 35 § 1 of the Convention in that he did not request the Chancellor of

As a result, and having regard to the complexity of the case and the severity of the punishment, the applicant concluded that he had been unable duly to exercise his rights

The applicant complains that the Council's delay in providing access to his social service files subjected him to degrading treatment contrary to Article 3 of