SAUNDERS v. UNITED KINGDOM JUDGMENT 25 have effectively presented his case in Strasbourg with the assistance only from experienced solicitors and leading and junior counsel. 92. The Delegate of the Commission had no comments to make on the amounts claimed. 93. The Court is not satisfied that the amounts claimed by the applicant were necessarily incurred or reasonable as to quantum. Deciding on an equitable basis, it awards £75,000 under this head. C. Default interest 94. According to the information available to the Court, the statutory rate of interest applicable in the United Kingdom at the date of adoption of the present judgment is 8% per annum. FOR THESE REASONS, THE COURT 1. Holds by sixteen votes to four that there has been a violation of Article 6 para. 1 of the Convention (art. 6-1); 2. Holds unanimously that the finding of a violation constitutes sufficient just satisfaction in respect of any non-pecuniary damage sustained; 3. Holds unanimously (a) that the respondent State is to pay the applicant, within three months, £75,000 (seventy-five thousand pounds sterling) in respect of costs and expenses; (b) that simple interest at an annual rate of 8% shall be payable from the expiry of the above-mentioned three months until settlement; 4. Dismisses unanimously the remainder of the claim for just satisfaction. Done in English and in French, and delivered at a public hearing in the Human Rights Building, Strasbourg, on 17 December 1996. Rudolf BERNHARDT President Herbert PETZOLD Registrar