Request for advisory opinion accepted
12/05/26
The Court has accepted a request for an advisory opinion submitted by the Constitutional Court of Luxembourg Court
The request concerns the compatibility with the provisions of the Convention, in particular Article 6 (right to a fair hearing), of the obligation for lawyers facing disciplinary proceedings to appear in person before a disciplinary tribunal and their impossibility of applying for a fresh hearing in the event of an in absentia decision against them. It will be examined by the Grand Chamber, comprising 17 judges, constituted in accordance with Rule 24 § 2 (g) of the Rules of Court. This is the first request for an advisory opinion submitted by one of the highest courts in Luxembourg.