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issued by the Registrar of the Court   ECHR 042 (2023)   09.02.2023   Judgments and decisions of 9 February 2023   The European Court of Human Rights has today given notification in writing of 35 judgments1 and   decisions2:   one Chamber judgment is summarised below;   two separate press releases have been issued for Chamber judgments in the cases of C8 (Canal 8)   v. France (applications nos. 58951/18 and 1308/19) and Ugulava v. Georgia (no. 5432/15);   a separate press release has also been issued for one decision in the case of Žegarac and Others   v. Serbia (no. 54805/15 and 10 other applications);   Committee judgments, concerning issues which have already been examined by the Court, and   the 52 other decisions can be consulted on Hudoc and do not appear in this press release.   The judgment summarised below is available only in English.   Katona and Závarský v. Slovakia (applications nos. 43932/19 and 43995/19)   The applicants, László Katona and Tomáš Závarský, are respectively a Hungarian and a Slovak   national. They were born in 1955 and 1979 and live in Budapest (Hungary) and Bratislava,   respectively.   The case arises out of a situation following the transfer of shares in a company – in which both   applicants are shareholders – from Mr Katona to a third individual under the agreement that   payment would be made in instalments. Mr Katona received promissory notes to that effect, one of   which he transferred to Mr Závarský. Payment was not received and the applicants sued for the   principal amount of 74,000 euros, which led to final and enforceable judgments in their favour.   Following the third party’s bankruptcy with “debt discharged” being granted by the District Court in   proceedings to which the applicants were not a party, it became legally impossible for them to   assert their claims against the debtor in the bankruptcy or any other proceedings. This was based on   an amendment to the Bankruptcy and Restructuring Code which excluded the possibility of   obtaining satisfaction before the courts for certain types of claims, including claims based on   promissory notes issued prior to a certain date.   Relying on Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 (protection of property) to the European Convention on   Human Rights and Article 6 (right to a fair trial) of the European Convention, the applicants   complain, in particular, of being unable to pursue the third party in legal proceedings and of a lack of   legal protection in that connection, and that that amounted to a denial of access to a court.   Violation of Article 1 of Protocol No. 1   Under Articles 43 and 44 of the Convention, Chamber judgments are not final. During the three-month period following a judgment’s   delivery, any party may request that the case be referred to the Grand Chamber of the Court. If such a request is made, a panel of five   judges considers whether the case deserves further examination. In that event, the Grand Chamber will hear the case and deliver a final   judgment. If the referral request is refused, the Chamber judgment will become final on that day. Under Article 28 of the Convention,   judgments delivered by a Committee are final.   Once a judgment becomes final, it is transmitted to the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe for supervision of its execution.   Further information about the execution process can be found here: www.coe.int/t/dghl/monitoring/execution.   Inadmissibility and strike-out decisions are final.   Just satisfaction:   pecuniary and non-pecuniary damage: 11,000 euros (EUR) to the first applicant and 9,000 EUR to the   second applicant   costs and expenses: EUR 5,000 to the applicants jointly   This press release is a document produced by the Registry. It does not bind the Court. Decisions,   judgments and further information about the Court can be found on www.echr.coe.int. To receive   the Court’s press releases, please subscribe here: www.echr.coe.int/RSS/en or follow us on Twitter   @ECHR_CEDH.   Press contacts   [email protected] | tel.: +33 3 90 21 42 08   We would encourage journalists to send their enquiries via email.   Tracey Turner-Tretz (tel.: + 33 3 88 41 35 30)   Denis Lambert (tel.: + 33 3 90 21 41 09)   Inci Ertekin (tel.: + 33 3 90 21 55 30)   Neil Connolly (tel.: + 33 3 90 21 48 05)   Jane Swift (tel.: + 33 3 88 41 29 04)   The European Court of Human Rights was set up in Strasbourg by the Council of Europe member   States in 1959 to deal with alleged violations of the 1950 European Convention on Human Rights.   2