Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the request for a public hearing under Article 6 ECHR was timely and had to be granted
Decisione estratta
The request was untimely because it was made only after the relevant stage; the right to a public hearing was therefore forfeited.
Motivazione estratta
A public hearing in social insurance proceedings requires a clear, timely request in the first-instance procedure. Since the doctor applied only on 26 July 2010, no public hearing had to be held.