SAUNDERS v. UNITED KINGDOM JUDGMENT 3 on 3 January 1996. The Government’s memorial in reply was received on 23 January. 7. On 25 January 1996 the President refused a request under Rule 37 para. 2 made on behalf of three of the applicant’s co-accused to file written comments on the case. 8. In accordance with the President’s decision, the hearing took place in public in the Human Rights Building, Strasbourg, on 19 February 1996. The Court had held a preparatory meeting beforehand. There appeared before the Court: - for the Government Mr M. EATON, Deputy Legal Adviser, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Agent, Mr S. KENTRIDGE QC, Ms E. GLOSTER QC, Mr J. EADIE, Barrister-at-Law, Counsel, Ms T. DUNSTAN, Department of Trade and Industry, Mr J. GARDNER, Department of Trade and Industry, Ms R. QUICK, Department of Trade and Industry, Mr G. DICKINSON, Serious Fraud Office, Mr L. LEIGH, London School of Economics, Advisers; - for the Commission Mr N. BRATZA, Delegate; - for the applicant Mr M. BELOFF QC, Mr M. HUNT, Barrister-at-Law, Counsel, Mr P. WILLIAMS, Solicitor, Mr G. DEVLIN, Ms L. DEVLIN, Advisers. The Court heard addresses by Mr Bratza, Mr Beloff and Mr Kentridge and also replies to its questions. 9. Following deliberations on 23 February 1996 the Chamber decided to relinquish jurisdiction forthwith in favour of a Grand Chamber (Rule 51 para. 1). 10. By virtue of Rule 51 para. 2 (a) and (b), the President and the Vice-President of the Court (Mr Ryssdal and Mr Bernhardt) as well as the other members and the substitute judges (namely, Mr B. Walsh, Mr J. De Meyer, Mr S.K. Martens and Mr D. Gotchev) of the original Chamber are members of the Grand Chamber. Since Mr Ryssdal had been unable to take part (see paragraph 3 above), the names of the additional eight judges were drawn by lot by the Vice-President, in the presence of a member of the registry, on 1 March 1996, namely, Mr L.-E. Pettiti, Mr R. Macdonald, Mr A. Spielmann, Mrs E. Palm, Mr R. Pekkanen, Mr A.N. Loizou, Mr L. Wildhaber and Mr G.