MTCHEDLISHVILI v. GEORGIA

Published on 7 April 2025 FOURTH SECTIONApplication no. 13277/23Tamar MTCHEDLISHVILIagainst Georgialodged on 21 March 2023communicated on 17 March 2025SUBJECT MATTER OF THE CASEThe application concerns the alleged non-enforcement of a decision awarding the applicant costs and expenses in relation to the civil-law proceedings initiated by her. The Supreme Court’s final decision, which upheld the award, was adopted on 4 June 2021. The applicant claimed that, to date, the domestic courts have not issued a writ of enforcement necessary to initiate the enforcement proceedings.The applicant relied on Articles 6 and 13 of the Convention.QUESTIONS TO THE PARTIES1.  Has there been a violation of Article 6 § 1 of the Convention because the decision on the award of costs and expenses has not been enforced (see Hornsby v. Greece, 19 March 1997, § 40, Reports of Judgments and Decisions 1997-II; Scord …