MAGYAR KÉTFARKÚ KUTYA PÁRT v. HUNGARY JUDGMENT
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52. The Court accepts that there is a causal link between the violation
found and the pecuniary damage alleged; it therefore awards the full sum
claimed.
B. Costs and expenses
53. The applicant political party also claimed EUR 3,000 for the costs
and expenses incurred before the Court. This amount corresponds to the
legal costs charged by its lawyer for twenty hours of legal work billed at an
hourly rate of EUR 150.
54. The Government considered that the applicant’s claim was
reasonable as to quantum.
55. According to the Court’s case-law, an applicant is entitled to the
reimbursement of costs and expenses only in so far as it has been shown
that these have been actually and necessarily incurred and are reasonable as
to quantum. In the present case, regard being had to the documents in its
possession and the above criteria, the Court considers it reasonable to award
the full sum claimed.
C. Default interest
56. The Court considers it appropriate that the default interest rate
should be based on the marginal lending rate of the European Central Bank,
to which should be added three percentage points.
FOR THESE REASONS, THE COURT, UNANIMOUSLY,
1. Declares the application admissible;
2. Holds that there has been a violation of Article 10 of the Convention;
3. Holds
(a) that the respondent State is to pay the applicant, within three months
from the date on which the judgment becomes final, in accordance with
Article 44 § 2 of the Convention, the following amounts, to be converted
into the currency of the respondent State at the rate applicable at the date
of settlement]:
(i) EUR 330 (three hundred and thirty euros), plus any tax that may
be chargeable, in respect of pecuniary damage;
(ii) EUR 3,000 (three thousand euros), plus any tax that may be
chargeable to the applicant, in respect of costs and expenses;
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