Questão jurídica principal
Whether a public oral hearing under Article 6 ECHR had to be held
Decisão extraída
No public hearing was required because Article 6 ECHR does not apply to tax proceedings and Swiss tax procedure did not require one here.
Fundamentação extraída
The Court relied on settled case law excluding Article 6 ECHR from tax cases and on OG rules limiting access to hearings and allowing decision by circulation.