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The European Court of Human Rights (Third Section), sitting as a Chamber composed of:
The case originated in two applications (nos. 39665/98 and 40086/98) against the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland lodged with the European Commission of Human Rights (“the Commission”) under former Article 25 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (“the Convention”) by two United Kingdom nationals, Okechukwiw Ezeh and Lawrence Connors (“the first and second applicants”), on 23 and 29 January 1998, respectively.
The applicants, who had been granted legal aid, were represented before the Court by Mr J. Dickinson, a lawyer practising in London. The United Kingdom Government (“the Government”) were represented by their Agents, Ms S. Langrise and, subsequently, Ms R. Mandal, both of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
The applicants complained, in particular, that they were denied the opportunity to be legally represented at their adjudication hearings before the prison Governor in 1996 and 1997, respectively.
The applications were transmitted to the Court on 1 November 1998, when Protocol No. 11 to the Convention came into force (Article 5 § 2 of Protocol No. 11).
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