The Court has accepted the referral to the Grand Chamber of the case Jesus Pinhal v. Portugal.

The case concerns three sets of proceedings brought against the applicant by the criminal-law authorities, the Securities Market Commission and the Bank of Portugal, respectively, for criminal and administrative offences committed while he was Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors of a private bank, Banco Comercial Português, S.A.

The Court has also decided to reject a request to refer fifteen other cases.

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