WOLLAND v. NORWAY - 39731/12 (Judgment : No Article 8 - Right to respect for private and family life : Fifth Section)

This judgment will become final in the circumstances set out in Article 44 § 2 of the Convention. It may be subject to editorial revision.

Angelika Nußberger, President, Erik Møse, André Potocki, Síofra O'Leary, Mārtiņš Mits, Gabriele Kucsko-Stadlmayer, Lado Chanturia, judges, and Claudia Westerdiek, Section Registrar,

. On 10 March 2010 the Oslo City Court ( tingrett ), finding that there were reasonable grounds for suspicion ( skjellig grunn til mistanke ) in respect of the charges, decided at the request of the prosecuting authority to authorise that a search be carried out at the applicant's premises, including his office. The applicant did not lodge an appeal against the City Court's decision.

. On 3 May 2010, at the prosecuting authority's office, the applicant went through the paper documents that had been collected and sorted out those which he considered to be covered by legal professional privilege. This material was stored separately and placed under seal.

. By a letter of 16 February 2011 the applicant's lawyer disputed the lawfulness of what he categorised as the "seizure" (" beslag "), arguing that there had been no reasonable grounds for suspicion against the applicant and requested that the City Court quash the "seizure" decision and order that the collected material be returned to him.