CASE OF ARČON AND OTHERS v. MONTENEGRO
Violation of Article 6 - Right to a fair trial (Article 6 - Civil proceedings;Article 6-1 - Reasonable time)
Jon Fridrik Kjølbro;Ledi Bianku;Nebojša Vučinić
4. At the relevant time all applicants were employed in a company called Kombinat aluminijuma Podgorica. 5. On 4 November 2003, 5 November 2003, and 28 January 2004 the applicants brought separate civil claims against their employer in the First Instance Court in Podgorica, seeking payments of the difference between the salaries which they had received and those which they had allegedly been entitled to on the basis of the Collective Labour Agreement (Kolektivni ugovor o radu). 6. On 7 March 2009 the first instance court in Podgorica joined and dismissed the applicants’ cases. 7. On 26 March 2009 the applicants lodged an appeal with the High Court in Podgorica. On 25 September 2009 the High Court upheld the decision of the first instance court.