TRE TRAKTÖRER AKTIEBOLAG v. SWEDEN JUDGMENT
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part in the proceedings pending before the Court and designated the lawyer
who would represent it (Rule 30).
3. The Chamber to be constituted included ex officio Mr G. Lagergren,
the elected judge of Swedish nationality (Article 43 of the Convention) (art.
43), and Mr R. Ryssdal, the President of the Court (Rule 21 para. 3 (b)). On
25 March 1988 the President drew by lot, in the presence of the Registrar,
the names of the five other members, namely Mr J. Cremona, Mr Thór
Vilhjálmsson, Mr J. Pinheiro Farinha, Mr R. Bernhardt and Mr J.A. Carrillo
Salcedo (Article 43 in fine of the Convention and Rule 21 para. 4) (art. 43).
Subsequently, the newly elected judge of Swedish nationality, Mrs E.
Palm, who took up her duties before the hearing, replaced Mr Lagergren,
who had resigned (Rule 2 para. 3) and Mr R. Macdonald, substitute judge,
replaced Mr Carrillo Salcedo, who had withdrawn (Rule 22 para. 1 and Rule
24 para. 2).
4. Mr Ryssdal assumed the office of President of the Chamber (Rule 21
para. 5) and, through the Registrar, consulted the Agent of the Government
of Sweden ("the Government"), the Delegate of the Commission and the
applicant’s lawyer on the need for a written procedure (Rule 37 para. 1).
Thereafter, in accordance with the President’s orders and directions, the
registry received, on 5 and 14 September 1988 respectively, the
Government’s and the applicant’s memorial.
By letter of 25 October 1988, the Secretary to the Commission informed
the Registrar that the Delegate would submit his observations at the hearing.
On 23 March 1989 the Commission submitted certain documents the
production of which had been requested by the President.
5. Having consulted, through the Registrar, the representatives who
would be appearing before the Court, the President directed on 13 January
1989 that the oral proceedings should open on 29 March 1989 (Rule 38).
6. The hearing took place in public in the Human Rights Building,
Strasbourg, on the appointed day. The Court had held a preparatory meeting
immediately beforehand.
There appeared before the Court:
- for the Government
Mr H. CORELL, Ambassador,
Under-Secretary for Legal and Consular Affairs,
Agent,
Mr L. LINDGREN, Legal Adviser,
Ministry of Health and Social Affairs,
Mr P. BOQVIST, Legal Adviser,
Ministry for Foreign Affairs,
Advisers;
- for the Commission
Mr Gaukur JÖRUNDSSON,
Delegate;
- for the applicant
Mr G. RAVNSBORG, Lecturer in Law
at the University of Lund,
Counsel.