G.I.E.M. S.R.L. AND OTHERS v. ITALY - 1828/06 (Struck out of the list : Grand Chamber)

(c) Compensation for the loss of value of the property stemming from the change in the land-use plan prior to restitution and from the criminal courts' decisions finding the administrative acts unlawful (G.I.E.M. S.r.l.)

Síofra O'Leary, Georges Ravarani, Marko Bošnjak, Gabriele Kucsko-Stadlmayer, Faris Vehabović, Egidijus Kūris, Branko Lubarda, Yonko Grozev, Georgios A. Serghides, Jolien Schukking, Lado Chanturia, María Elósegui, Ivana Jelić, Raffaele Sabato, Lorraine Schembri Orland, Anja Seibert-Fohr, Diana Sârcu , judges , and Johan Callewaert, Deputy Grand Chamber Registrar,

The case originated in three applications (nos. 1828/06 , 34163/07 and 19029/11 ) against the Italian Republic lodged with the Court under Article 34 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms ("the Convention") by four Italian companies and one Italian national, G.I.E.M. S.r.l., Hotel Promotion Bureau S.r.l. (company in administration), R.I.T.A. Sarda S.r.l. (company in administration), Falgest S.r.l. and Mr Filippo Gironda ("the applicants"), on 21 December 2005, 2 August 2007 and 23 December 2011 respectively.

The applicants were represented as follows: G.I.E.M. S.r.l. by Mr G. Mariani and Mr F. Rotunno, lawyers practising in Bari; Hotel Promotion Bureau S.r.l. (under administration) and R.I.T.A. Sarda S.r.l. (under administration) by Mr G. Lavitola, lawyer practising in Rome and Mr V. Manes, lawyer practising in Bologna; Falgest S.r.l. and Mr Filippo Gironda by Mr A. G. Lana and Mr A. Saccucci, lawyers practising in Rome.

The Italian Government ("the Government") were represented by their former Agent, Ms E. Spatafora, and former co-Agent, Ms P. Accardo, and also by their Agent, Mr L. D'Ascia, Avvocato dello Stato .