By means of its judgment rendered on December 5, 2020, the European Court of Human Rights has upheld the claim made by Francisco Verdún Pérez on behalf of his clients Mrs. Karesvaara and Mr. Njie, declaring that the Spanish State has violated article 6.1 of the European Convention on Human Rights by depriving the plaintiffs of a fair trial because the Spanish judicial authorities did not take the necessary steps to inform Mrs. Karesvaara and Mr. Njie of the existence of legal proceedings against them and did not gave them the opportunity for the trial to be held again despite the fact that they did not waive their right to litigate. In addition, the ECHR has ordered Spain to pay the plaintiffs the sum of 2,400 euros for moral damages and to pay the costs of approximately 8,000 euros.