FIFTH SECTION DECISION

In their observations to the Court following communication to the parties of a question under Article 6 § 1 about the overall length of the proceedings,

Furthermore, the Court notes that in the judgment in question the Constitutional Court found that the applicants’ choice to become parents and found a family with

The Court notes that the applicant lodged an appeal against the first-instance decision and also an administrative action with the Administrative Court against

of reformatio in peius in the reopened proceedings which had been commenced due to the fact that the Supreme Court had found, on the basis of the applicants’ application,

On 13 March 2006 the Berlin Court of Appeal dismissed the applicant's appeal against the Regional Court's decision of 23 February 2006 refusing to appoint him a counsel

Under this provision the Court should examine whether the applicant suffered a significant disadvantage, whether respect for human rights would in any event require an examination

The Court notes in this respect that at the time the Frankfurt am Main Regional Court's judgment against the applicant's co-suspects was rendered, preliminary

The Court notes that both parties to the case accept that there was an interference with the applicant’s right to respect for correspondence under Article 8 of the Convention