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… The relevant parts of Article 6 read: “In the determination of his civil rights and obligations or of any criminal charge against him, everyone is entitled to a fair and public hearing within a reasonable time by an and by ... (c) to defend himself in person or through legal assistance of his own choosing or, if he has not sufficient means to pay for legal assistance, to be given it free when the interests of justice so require; ...” …

… .), everyone is entitled to a fair and public hearing (...) by an and by . (...)” 61.  The Government contested that argument. Admissibility 62.  The Government contends that Article 6 § 1 is not applicable to the proceedings in the present case. …

… ., everyone is entitled to a fair and public hearing within a reasonable time by an and by . ...” Article 14 (prohibition of discrimination) “The enjoyment of the rights and freedoms set forth in [the] Convention shall be secured without discrimination on any ground such as sex, race, colour, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, association with a national minority, property, birth or other status.” 29.   …

… Article 6 § 1 of the Convention in so far as relevant, reads as follows: “In the determination of his civil rights and obligations ... everyone is entitled to a fair ... hearing ... by an and by .” 38.  The Government contested that argument. Admissibility Exhaustion of domestic remedies (a)   The parties’ submissions (i)  The Government 39.   …

… The applicant company complained that the quashing of the final judgment of the Chişinău Economic Court of 27 December 2000 had been wrongful and had violated Article 6 § 1 of the Convention, the relevant part of which reads as follows: “In the determination of his civil rights and obligations or of any criminal charge against him, everyone is entitled to a fair and public hearing within a reasonable time by an and by . ...” Admissibility 16.   …

… She relied on Article 6 § 1 of the Convention, the relevant part of which reads as follows: “In the determination of his civil rights and obligations or of any criminal charge against him, everyone is entitled to a fair and public hearing within a reasonable time by an and by . ...” Admissibility 16.  The Government submitted that the applicant had failed to raise the issue of the late appeal before the Court of Appeal. …

… In the determination of ... any criminal charge against him, everyone is entitled to a fair and public hearing within a reasonable time by an and by ... 3.  Everyone charged with a criminal offence has the following minimum rights: ... …

… Legal context The ECHR 3 Article 6 ECHR, entitled ‘Right to a fair trial’, provides, in its paragraph 1: ‘In the determination of his civil rights and obligations or of any criminal charge against him, everyone is entitled to a fair and public hearing within a reasonable time by an and by . …’ EU law Regulation (EC) No 805/2004 4 Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 805/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 creating a European …

… . , everyone is entitled to a fair ... hearing ... by an and by .” Admissibility The parties’ arguments (a)   The applicant 71.  The applicant submitted that she had not had a fair hearing by an independent and impartial tribunal when her civil claim for unlawful dismissal and unpaid salary had been examined by the Court of Appeal (see paragraphs 33-35 above). …

… In the determination of his civil rights and obligations or of any criminal charge against him, everyone is entitled to a fair and public hearing within a reasonable time by an and by . ...” 29.  The Government contested that argument. A.  Admissibility 30.  The Government argued that the applicant had not lodged her application within the six-month time-limit. …