BOSPHORUS HAVA YOLLARI TURİZM VE TİCARET ANONİM ŞİRKETİ v. IRELAND JUDGMENT 1 In the case of Bosphorus Hava Yolları Turizm ve Ticaret Anonim Şirketi v. Ireland, The European Court of Human Rights, sitting as a Grand Chamber composed of: Mr C.L. ROZAKIS, President, Mr J.-P. COSTA, Mr G. RESS, Sir Nicolas BRATZA, Mr I. CABRAL BARRETO, Mrs F. TULKENS, Mrs V. STRÁŽNICKÁ, Mr K. JUNGWIERT, Mr V. BUTKEVYCH, Mrs N. VAJIĆ, Mr J. HEDIGAN, Mr M. PELLONPÄÄ, Mr K. TRAJA, Mrs S. BOTOUCHAROVA, Mr V. ZAGREBELSKY, Mr L. GARLICKI, Mrs A. GYULUMYAN, judges, and Mr P.J. MAHONEY, Registrar, Having deliberated in private on 29 September 2004 and 11 May 2005, Delivers the following judgment, which was adopted on the lastmentioned date: PROCEDURE 1. The case originated in an application (no. 45036/98) against Ireland lodged with the European Commission of Human Rights (“the Commission”) under former Article 25 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (“the Convention”) by a company incorporated in Turkey, Bosphorus Hava Yolları Turizm (“the applicant company”), on 25 March 1997. 2. The applicant company was represented by Mr J. Doyle, a lawyer practising in Dublin, instructed by Mr M.I. Özbay, the company's managing director and majority shareholder. The Irish Government (“the Government”) were represented by two successive Agents, Ms P. O'Brien and Mr J. Kingston, and by a co-Agent, Ms D. McQuade, all of the Department of Foreign Affairs.