CASE OF HARASZTHY AND OTHERS v. HUNGARY
Violation of Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 - Protection of property (Article 1 para. 1 of Protocol No. 1 - Peaceful enjoyment of possessions)
Egidijus Kūris;Iulia Motoc;Krzysztof Wojtyczek
1. The case originated in an application (no. 71256/11) against Hungary lodged with the Court under Article 34 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (“the Convention”) by six Hungarian nationals, Mr László Haraszthy, Mr György László Márton, Mr Gábor Horn, Ms Nóra Siska, Mr Zoltán Pintér and Ms Mária Terézia Oszter (“the applicants”), on 11 November 2011. 2. The applicants were represented by Mr I. P. Horváth, a lawyer practising in Budapest. The Hungarian Government (“the Government”) were represented by Mr Z. Tallódi, Agent, Ministry of Justice. 3. On 31 August 2015 the applicants’ complaints under Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 to the Convention concerning the imposition of 98% tax on their severance payment were communicated to the Government.