SAUNDERS v. UNITED KINGDOM JUDGMENT 23 80. In the light of the above finding of an infringement of the right not to incriminate oneself, the Court considers it unnecessary to examine the applicant’s allegations on this point. It notes, however, the findings of the Court of Appeal that the inspectors had conducted their inquiries independently without briefing or prompting by the prosecuting authorities and that there had been no improper or unfair collusion between them (see paragraph 43 above). C. Conclusion 81. In conclusion the applicant was deprived of a fair hearing in violation of Article 6 para. 1 of the Convention (art. 6-1). II. APPLICATION OF ARTICLE 50 OF THE CONVENTION (art. 50) 82. The applicant sought just satisfaction under Article 50 of the Convention (art. 50), which reads as follows: "If the Court finds that a decision or a measure taken by a legal authority or any other authority of a High Contracting Party is completely or partially in conflict with the obligations arising from the ... Convention, and if the internal law of the said Party allows only partial reparation to be made for the consequences of this decision or measure, the decision of the Court shall, if necessary, afford just satisfaction to the injured party." A. Damage 1. Pecuniary damage 83. The applicant submitted that the prosecution case against him would have been in serious difficulties but for the evidence introduced at his trial, in violation of Article 6 (art. 6). He thus claimed pecuniary loss amounting to £3,668,181.37. This claim was made up of sums in respect of loss of earnings up to May 1995, travelling and subsistence expenses, fees paid to solicitors (Payne Hicks Beach) relating to the interviews before the inspectors and to solicitors (Landau and Landau) in respect of, inter alia, the criminal proceedings. At the hearing before the Court, however, the applicant accepted that "true compensation" would be a finding in his favour by the Court and the resulting vindication of his good name. 84. The Government submitted that the applicant’s claim for pecuniary loss was excessive. In particular, they pointed out that Mr Saunders had not criticised the investigation by the inspectors itself, but had nonetheless sought reimbursement for his legal costs in connection with it. With regard